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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
===Western Australia=== | ===Western Australia=== | ||
*[https://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/item/4417 Fremantle, Western Australia Prison Convict Database] Index | *[https://www.nla.gov.au/app/eresources/item/4417 Fremantle, Western Australia Prison Convict Database] Index | ||
* | *'''1846-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60668 Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930] at Ancestry, Index ($) | ||
*'''1848-1900''' {{FSC|237756|item|disp=General register of convicts, 1848-1900}} at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1850-1862''' {{FSC|237829|item|disp=Character book register, 1850-1862}} at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1852-1868''' {{FSC|234425|item|disp=Printed list of convicts, 1852-1868}} at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1856-1858''' {{FSC|234421|item|disp=Register of reconvicted prisoners, 1856-1859}} at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1856-1861''' {{FSC|234414|item|disp=Ticket of leave register, 1856-1861}} at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*''' | *'''1861-1863''' {{FSC|234417|item|disp=Probationer register, 1861-1863}} at FamilySearch, images. | ||
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==Finding Records== | |||
===Archives=== | |||
'''State Records Office of Western Australia'''<br> | |||
25 Francis Street<br> | |||
PERTH WA 6000<br> | |||
Australia<br> | |||
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Telephone: 61 8 9427 3600<br> | |||
Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au<br> | |||
*[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 == | |||
=== Tickets of Leave Butts === | |||
*'''Tickets of leave''' were issued to convicts having served about half of their sentences with good behavior. | |||
*These tickets '''allowed convicts to seek employment''' as they wished but '''limited their movement to a certain district''' for the remainder of their sentences. | |||
*Prior to 1828, bench magistrates granted tickets of leave and approved applications for convicts to marry. | |||
*The actual ticket of leave was issued to the convict; '''the government retained the ticket of leave butts'''. | |||
*'''Ticket of leave butts listed the convict’s name, ship, and date of arrival, native place, trade or calling, date and place of trial and sentence, a physical description, and the district to which he or she was confined.''' | |||
=== Certificates of Freedom === | |||
*A '''certificate of freedom''' was a document stating that a '''convict's sentence had been served''' and was usually given to convicts with a 7, 10 or 14 year sentence or when they received a pardon. | |||
*Convicts with a '''life sentence''' could receive a Pardon, but not a Certificate of Freedom. | |||
*The Certificate of Freedom number was sometimes '''annotated on the indent or noted on a Ticket of Leave Butt.''' | |||
*The government retained certificates of freedom butts, which were similar to ticket of leave butts. | |||
=== Pardons === | |||
*Both '''conditional and absolute pardons''' were generally '''granted to convicts with life sentences'''. | |||
*'''Conditional pardons''' required that the ex-convict '''never return to the British Isles''' or his or her pardon would be void. | |||
*'''Absolute pardons''' allowed an ex-convict to return to the British Isles if he or she wished. | |||
*'''Pardon records''' contain information similar to tickets of leave: the convict’s name, ship, and date of arrival, native place, trade or calling, date and place of trial and sentence, a physical description, and the district to which he or she was confined.''' | |||
=== Convict indents === | |||
*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. | |||
==For Further Reading== | |||
===FamilySearch Library=== | |||
Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | |||
*{{FSC|Australia, Western Australia - Convict records|subject|subject-id=405930227|disp=Australia, Western Australia - Convict records}} | |||
*{{FSC|Australia, Western Australia - Convict records - Indexes|subject|subject-id=1020276480|disp=Australia, Western Australia - Convict records - Indexes}} | |||
{{Place|Australia}} | {{Place|Australia}} | ||
[[Category:Western Australia]] | [[Category:Western Australia]] | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
Western Australia[edit | edit source]
- Fremantle, Western Australia Prison Convict Database Index
- 1846-1930 Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930 at Ancestry, Index ($)
- 1848-1900 General register of convicts, 1848-1900 at FamilySearch, images.
- 1850-1862 Character book register, 1850-1862 at FamilySearch, images.
- 1852-1868 Printed list of convicts, 1852-1868 at FamilySearch, images.
- 1856-1858 Register of reconvicted prisoners, 1856-1859 at FamilySearch, images.
- 1856-1861 Ticket of leave register, 1856-1861 at FamilySearch, images.
- 1861-1863 Probationer register, 1861-1863 at FamilySearch, images.
Finding Records[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
State Records Office of Western Australia
25 Francis Street
PERTH WA 6000
Australia
Telephone: 61 8 9427 3600
Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au
- 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[edit | edit source]
Tickets of Leave Butts[edit | edit source]
- Tickets of leave were issued to convicts having served about half of their sentences with good behavior.
- These tickets allowed convicts to seek employment as they wished but limited their movement to a certain district for the remainder of their sentences.
- Prior to 1828, bench magistrates granted tickets of leave and approved applications for convicts to marry.
- The actual ticket of leave was issued to the convict; the government retained the ticket of leave butts.
- Ticket of leave butts listed the convict’s name, ship, and date of arrival, native place, trade or calling, date and place of trial and sentence, a physical description, and the district to which he or she was confined.
Certificates of Freedom[edit | edit source]
- A certificate of freedom was a document stating that a convict's sentence had been served and was usually given to convicts with a 7, 10 or 14 year sentence or when they received a pardon.
- Convicts with a life sentence could receive a Pardon, but not a Certificate of Freedom.
- The Certificate of Freedom number was sometimes annotated on the indent or noted on a Ticket of Leave Butt.
- The government retained certificates of freedom butts, which were similar to ticket of leave butts.
Pardons[edit | edit source]
- Both conditional and absolute pardons were generally granted to convicts with life sentences.
- Conditional pardons required that the ex-convict never return to the British Isles or his or her pardon would be void.
- Absolute pardons allowed an ex-convict to return to the British Isles if he or she wished.
- Pardon records contain information similar to tickets of leave: the convict’s name, ship, and date of arrival, native place, trade or calling, date and place of trial and sentence, a physical description, and the district to which he or she was confined.
Convict indents[edit | edit source]
- 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.
For Further Reading[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]
Additional sources are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:
- Australia, Western Australia - Convict records
- Australia, Western Australia - Convict records - Indexes