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*[https://crimeandpunishment.library.wales/sf_s.php Library of Wales, Crime and Punishment database] | *[https://crimeandpunishment.library.wales/sf_s.php Library of Wales, Crime and Punishment database] | ||
*[http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1834] The punishment of transportation for a crime tried in London by the Old Bailey Court resulted in exile to Australia. The site can be search by several categories, including by name for the punishment resulting in transportation. | *[http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1834] The punishment of transportation for a crime tried in London by the Old Bailey Court resulted in exile to Australia. The site can be search by several categories, including by name for the punishment resulting in transportation. | ||
==Finding Records== | |||
===Archives=== | |||
'''State Records Office of Western Australia''' | |||
25 Francis Street | |||
PERTH WA 6000 | |||
Australia | |||
Telephone: 61 8 9427 3600 | |||
Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au | |||
*[https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/state-records-office-of-western-australia/research-using-state-archives Research using State Archives] | |||
*[https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/state-records-office-of-western-australia/convicts Convicts] The State Records Office holds comprehensive sets of records relating to convicts transported to Western Australia between 1850 and 1868. | |||
== Types of Convict Records == | == Types of Convict Records == | ||
=== Tickets of Leave Butts === | === Tickets of Leave Butts === | ||
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*Convict indents were lists that were made when convicts arrived on transport ships. | *Convict indents were lists that were made when convicts arrived on transport ships. | ||
*Information given in indents is similar to that in tickets of leave but also includes a convict’s marital status and number of children and whether the convict was literate. | *Information given in indents is similar to that in tickets of leave but also includes a convict’s marital status and number of children and whether the convict was literate. | ||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
===FamilySearch Library=== | ===FamilySearch Library=== | ||