tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725047407007661183.post8879473254335017848..comments2024-03-11T11:43:38.689+00:00Comments on Lost in the past: The wives of Transported ConvictsLizanne Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10929383263680527758noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725047407007661183.post-63087820975179693682019-01-16T07:18:02.766+00:002019-01-16T07:18:02.766+00:00Fascinating, I don't know how some of these pe...Fascinating, I don't know how some of these people survived such a life-change. And some of the crimes seemed so small for them to suffer transportation.Rosie Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814740525740666516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725047407007661183.post-81334476787097679522015-05-10T11:36:59.328+01:002015-05-10T11:36:59.328+01:00This reminds me of the Steeleye Span song "Go...This reminds me of the Steeleye Span song "Gone to America." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOYvtSppA9M I never realized before that the women landed in workhouses. Thanks for posting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18032897221570599490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725047407007661183.post-12746854639551043122015-04-05T12:26:38.198+01:002015-04-05T12:26:38.198+01:00The other women and children who often ended up in...The other women and children who often ended up in a workhouse were the wives and families of soldiers who had been posted abroad leaving no financial support.Lizanne Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929383263680527758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725047407007661183.post-33637842978431628212015-04-05T09:32:29.314+01:002015-04-05T09:32:29.314+01:00This is just fascinating. I had very little knowle...This is just fascinating. I had very little knowledge of this chapter in history. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725047407007661183.post-68593690793898088352014-07-19T22:37:13.900+01:002014-07-19T22:37:13.900+01:00I've often wondered what became of the wives a...I've often wondered what became of the wives and families of those who were transported. Thanks for the story. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429350631020785274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725047407007661183.post-14032362801031026612014-07-19T21:44:38.892+01:002014-07-19T21:44:38.892+01:00Yes, so many families separated, just trying to su...Yes, so many families separated, just trying to survive.Lizanne Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929383263680527758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725047407007661183.post-37105885724084237592014-07-19T12:59:48.718+01:002014-07-19T12:59:48.718+01:00A sad story but a fairly common one in those times...A sad story but a fairly common one in those times.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440111731620610572noreply@blogger.com