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From: Grahame & Rosslyn Thom <>
Subject: Re: [PJ] Quarterly Employment - Female Convicts June 1804
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 22:13:07 +1100
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Hi Jill

I understand that when a British Regiment was sent overseas, one in
seven soldiers could take their family with them. How they arrived
at who went I dont know. So the expression could be related to the
females associated with that arrangement. On the other hand it could
be a group of women "engaged" locally to do the "housework" for the
Regiment, eg prepare meals, do sewing. keep the barracks clean, etc.
The idea behind the 1 in 7 rule was to have females doing such work
for the regiment. Maybe not enough wives came with the NSW Corps so
they had to engage locals. They were probably paid in kind with
rations.

Grahame

On 17/01/2006, at 9:53 PM, Jill Jackson wrote:

> Hello Lesley.
> What does the following mean? I do not usually have a suspicious mind
> but this has set it a wondering.
>
> 'Women allowed to the NSW Corps'
>
> I must admit I admire the lonely Sail maker.
> Regards
> Jill
>
> Hi everyone
>
> The following is the Quarterly Employment of female convicts in June
> 1804.
> Although the figures changed each quarter, I thought you may be
> interested in
> how the female convicts were employed as people often ask. Please
> note that it
> only lists those who were employed and does not list those who were
> unemployed,
> those who had served their sentence etc etc. At this time there were
> only about
> 600 female convicts who were still classed as convicts.....
>
> I hope that the format of this is retained on receipt :))
>
> SydneyParr.Hawks.Toon.
> Castle Hill
> Woolen Manufactory60
> Spinning, Picking Oakum etc191
> Husking Corn & Picking Weeds3
> Taking care of Government Huts111
> Sail Makers1
> Orphan House & care of Orphans55
> Hospital Nurses76
> Midwives11
> Sick and Convalescents68
> Blind, Insane & Invalids51
> Government Dairy1
> Settlers Wives84
> Allowed to Overseers63
> Servants to Officers etc421
> 2
> Women allowed to the NSW Corps345
> General Total908911210
>
> Source: HRA Series I Vol.V
>
> Regards
>
> Lesley Uebel
> mailto:
>
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> http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/index.html
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