Tuesday, April 26, 2011

First Fleet Convicts





Last weekend Shirley and I went to The Hyde Park Barracks Museum in downtown Sydney. I'm sure everyone knows that Australia was started by the British as a place to transport convicts to. A very interesting place to see the history of the start of this great nation. In one room there were three computers screens set up where you could search the data base of all the convicts that were sent here, starting with the first fleet in 1788. Both Shirley and I started search our family names. I started with Langley and found two William Langley's. Next it was Marshall. Mom is there anything you want to tell us?....... Like why is there over 5 pages of Marshall's.........I'm just asking?

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