Re: How bad were YOUR Ancestors ?
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Originally Posted by pendy
Only one felon, but two witnesses for mine. Must have been a law-abiding lot, apart from the one who got a free trip to Australia.
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If you are the one with the same surname as me then I found 38. Yes some of them were transported to australia. One for life aged 17 for stealing a red and white silk handkerchief priced at 3shillings. A bit strong for 1818?
P.S. These are from london and my tree takes us to cornwall

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