Pensioner Guard

[Lynne Ryan]

Can some one tell me what a pensioner guard was...i have come across and ancestor with pensioner guard after his name..there was no rank etc :biggrin: : cheers Lynne

 

[joyceawood17]

Hi Lynne,

Pensioner Guards were guards that worked on transport ships carrying prisoners from from one place to another. ex:British Empire to Western Australia:biggrin: Joyce

 

[Lynne Ryan]

Hello Joyce thank you ..Wow NOW its seems i have a pensioner guard In the family..he he... its marvelous the things we time travellers find along the way isn't it...
The amount of different jobs that appear in our family is amazing..cheers and tx again Lynne

 

[p.risboy]

Hello Joyce thank you ..Wow NOW its seems i have a pensioner guard In the family..he he... its marvelous the things we time travellers find along the way isn't it...
The amount of different jobs that appear in our family is amazing..cheers and tx again Lynne

Hi Lynne,

Found this:-

http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/pen-wa.html#warders

Steve.

 

[Lynne Ryan]

Hi well this is an interesting site..keeping to fav also thank you LYNNE