General Chat

~~~~~~~~~~~Pat <3

Evening Emma :-D :-D <3 <3

I see you're due snow now - we can lend you some from the mountain if you want more ;-)

Evening girls :-D <3

Evening Pat :-D <3

Evening Fly :-D :-D <3 <3

Evening All :-)

COOOooeeeeeee Barb :-D <3

Hi Caroline :-D <3

Agree it must have been almost as bad for the guards...still hope yours was a guard though :-)

Been grocery shopping spent too much still have nothing to eat as far as family is concerned...you know the cry of there's nothing good to eat... :-)

Also try Castle Garden which predates Ellis Island arrivals.

Family search have Castle garden records
https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/ny-castle-garden-ellis-island/
If you scroll down the page their is a direct link to Castle garden records

Good evening all :-D <3

Barb, try Ellis Island website for arrivals. I found several of mine, a couple with physical descriptions which was as pleasing as finding some descriptions on Forces' website. :-D

thanks girls for the info, will keep going with it. A few years ago I was able to find boarding lists to USA but not now :-( :-(

Yes, Caroline, Tasmania and mainland. The dire ones went to Norfolk Island. :-0

It must have been almost as bad for the guards, don't you think?

Some of the earlier arrivals (guards and convicts) became squatterocracy, or so we learned.

Afternoon all. <3 :-D

Emma, hope it all goes well and you settle in quickly. <3 :-D

Afternoon all :-D <3

Having a chill out day after a busy day in London town yesterday. :-D :-D :-D

Afternoon all :-D <3

Damp start here but sun keeps showing its
face now and then :-)

Been down to house with more stuff, curtains up
and lamp shades done, kitchen cupboards filled etc.
Dog tired now :-)

Afternoon everyone :-D :-D <3 <3

Tis damp and gloomy here again, been out for Cappuccino and a few bits, now trying to get some washing dried before the next avalanche

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Barb...my 3 x gt grandad went to Tasmania as well...guarding the prisoners aboard ship

:-( :-( :-( :-(

On the bright side maybe he was one fo the guards/officers watching the naughty ones if that were the case...did they go to Tasmania as well as Australia??

Hi girls, gloomy and damp here too.

I have had hundreds of snowdrops out for week now. Where did they come from ????

have found ancesters born in Bristol went over to Tasmania over 200 years ago. How brave of them. Unless he was sent there for being naughty. ;-) ;-)

Afternoon Ladies :-D <3 <3

Gloomy and damp here, been shopping and couldn't wait to get back home. :-(

Roll on Spring! Our first snowdrop has just peeped its little head out. :-)

I just assumed the bowls were small :-)

Now how about having three left feet or so it seems......