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  1. 20-12-2013, 5:31 PM #1
    GEOTOW
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    My Gt.Gt.Grandfather was found guilty of stealing from bales of cotton in Liverpool in 1828 and was sentenced to 7 years transportation. I have traced him to two prison hulks in Portsmouth in1829. Can anyone tell me if some prisoners 'did their time' without actually being sent anywhere as I can find no further details.
    In1840 he was again in prison in this country. I cannot imagine that he would have had the finances to have
    paid his passage back to the U.K. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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    Geotow, this may answer your query.

    https://genealogy.
    stackexchange.com/questions/3446/what-determined-which-prisoners-sentenced-to-transportation-were-actually-transp
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