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*'''1834-1859''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1184 New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia, Convict Pardons and Tickets of Leave] at Ancestry; index & images ($) | *'''1834-1859''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1184 New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia, Convict Pardons and Tickets of Leave] at Ancestry; index & images ($) | ||
*'''1838-1841''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/78329?availability=Family%20History%20Library Register of sentences remitted or commuted, 1838-1841], images. | *'''1838-1841''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/78329?availability=Family%20History%20Library Register of sentences remitted or commuted, 1838-1841], images. | ||
*'''1849-1850''' - [https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1626/browse Convict Exiles Index 1849-1850, NSW Archives], index | *'''1849-1850''' - [https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1626/browse Convict Exiles Index 1849-1850, NSW Archives], index | ||
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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. | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
*The British Government began transporting convicts overseas to American colonies in the early 18th century. When transportation ended with the start of the American Revolution, an alternative site was needed to relieve further overcrowding of British prisons and hulks. | *The British Government began transporting convicts overseas to American colonies in the early 18th century. When transportation ended with the start of the American Revolution, an alternative site was needed to relieve further overcrowding of British prisons and hulks. | ||