> Your question regarding how they travelled from London to Portsmouth > raises an interesting question, about which I have no idea. There was some discussion about this on this list 1997 or '98 - unfortunately before the message archives. However I do remember the mention of "red barns" ie. regular farm barns painted red, which were overnight accommodation for the convicts on their way to the ships. Vivien Hobart, Tasmania

Thank you to those listers who provided me with information on the Hulk "Leviathan." I have several avenues that I can now follow up. It's great to know who our ancestors were but it is also important to know something of their circumstances. The HOW, WHERE, WHEN and WHY have had me searching for more than 20 years. Thanks to you all. Val from Bundaberg, Qld., Oz.