Hi Carole Generally I am the first to say don't jump to conclusions regarding the goings on of ancestors, but there are exceptions and I think this chap is one of them <g> One thing I would say though, at no time did I find him as George *Henry* ANDREWS, are you sure this is the same man? Re punishment this may help a little http://vcp.e2bn.org/gaols/section11456-hard-labour.html Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 26/06/2012 21:13, Carole Skidmore wrote: > Hi Nivard, > Once again, many thanks. But, oh dear! I don't like to think of Geo Hry as > being a consummate liar! He's in my husband's tree, though, so that's not > quite so bad! I think I'll give up on hoping for a military connection. > > I would like to understand something else, though, and would be grateful if > you (and others?) could help with this. > > The 'JOJ' reports on Geo Hry's convictions sometimes said 7, 14 or 21 days' > imprisonment with hard labour and, at other times, 'imprisonment' was missed > out. What were the 'facilities' for hard labour in Oxfordshire between 1860 > and 1890? > > Reading 'JOJ' extracts is quite an education! It appears that Geo Hry > wasn't one of a kind and that Marston might not have been such a nice place > to live in - particularly on Saturday nights. Policemen were frequently > assaulted, too - I was surprised to learn that. And it also seems that hard > labour and/or imprisonment wasn't much of a deterrent - another surprise. > > Best regards, > Carole