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''[[Australia|Australia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[Australia|Australia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Australia_Convict_Records|Convict Records]]'' | ||
Convicts first arrived in Australia in 1788, when the British government established a penal colony at Port Jackson, Sydney Bay. Records about convicts transported to Australia are numerous and play a major role in Australian family history research. | Convicts first arrived in Australia in 1788, when the British government established a penal colony at Port Jackson, Sydney Bay. Records about convicts transported to Australia are numerous and play a major role in Australian family history research. | ||
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*[http://www.conviz.info/ Conviz] This registry contains the names of over 123,000 convicts | *[http://www.conviz.info/ Conviz] This registry contains the names of over 123,000 convicts | ||
By 1829, convicts or ex-convicts made up approximately 65 percent of the population of New South Wales. The ex-convicts had received either a ticket of leave, a certificate of freedom, or a pardon.<br> | By 1829, convicts or ex-convicts made up approximately 65 percent of the population of New South Wales. The ex-convicts had received either a ticket of leave, a certificate of freedom, or a pardon.<br> | ||
== First Fleet == | == First Fleet == | ||
The first fleet of ships carrying convicts to Australia arrived first in Tasmania. [http://firstfleet.uow.edu.au/index.html First Fleet Online] contains a searchable database of those in this fleet.<br> | The first fleet of ships carrying convicts to Australia arrived first in Tasmania. [http://firstfleet.uow.edu.au/index.html First Fleet Online] contains a searchable database of those in this fleet.<br> | ||
== Handbooks and Guides == | == Handbooks and Guides == | ||
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Following the American Revolutionary War, the government could not longer ship convicts to the Americas. The punishment of transportation for a crime tried in London by the Old Bailey Court resulted in exile to Australia. [http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1834] contains records related to convicts. The site can be search by several categories, including by name for the punishment resulting in transportation.<br> | Following the American Revolutionary War, the government could not longer ship convicts to the Americas. The punishment of transportation for a crime tried in London by the Old Bailey Court resulted in exile to Australia. [http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1834] contains records related to convicts. The site can be search by several categories, including by name for the punishment resulting in transportation.<br> | ||
A partial index of convicts arriving in Australia is available at [http://www.claimaconvict.net/ Claim a Convict].<br> | A partial index of convicts arriving in Australia is available at [http://www.claimaconvict.net/ Claim a Convict].<br> | ||
== Types of Convict Records == | == Types of Convict Records == | ||
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Both conditional and absolute, 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. Pardons contain information similar to tickets of leave. | Both conditional and absolute, 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. Pardons contain information similar to tickets of leave. | ||
Ellis, Eilish. Free Settlers in New South Wales in 1828. The article lists those convicts whose good conduct had entitled them to apply to have their wives and children sent out to join them in N.S.W. at the expense of the Crown, and the names of those returned as having actually embarked for Australia. The article gives Name, Ship, wife's maiden name, number of children, residence to who known, covers most counties of Ireland. years 1828-1855. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol. XI,no.2.1979, pages 95-107, Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i vol.10-11. | Ellis, Eilish. Free Settlers in New South Wales in 1828. The article lists those convicts whose good conduct had entitled them to apply to have their wives and children sent out to join them in N.S.W. at the expense of the Crown, and the names of those returned as having actually embarked for Australia. The article gives Name, Ship, wife's maiden name, number of children, residence to who known, covers most counties of Ireland. years 1828-1855. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol. XI,no.2.1979, pages 95-107, Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i vol.10-11. | ||
=== Convict indents === | === Convict indents === | ||