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*Transportation from Great Britain and Ireland ended at different times in different colonies, with the last being in 1868, although it had become uncommon several years earlier thanks to the loosening of laws in Britain, changing sentiment in Australia, and groups such as the '''Anti-Transportation League.''' | *Transportation from Great Britain and Ireland ended at different times in different colonies, with the last being in 1868, although it had become uncommon several years earlier thanks to the loosening of laws in Britain, changing sentiment in Australia, and groups such as the '''Anti-Transportation League.''' | ||
*In 2015, an estimated 20% of the Australian population had '''convict ancestry'''. In 2013, an estimated 30% of the Australian population (about 7 million) had '''Irish ancestry''' - the highest percentage outside of Ireland - thanks partially to historical convict transportation.<ref>"Penal transportation", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_transportation#Transportation_to_Australia, accessed 20 March 2022.</ref> | *In 2015, an estimated 20% of the Australian population had '''convict ancestry'''. In 2013, an estimated 30% of the Australian population (about 7 million) had '''Irish ancestry''' - the highest percentage outside of Ireland - thanks partially to historical convict transportation.<ref>"Penal transportation", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_transportation#Transportation_to_Australia, accessed 20 March 2022.</ref> | ||
== Types of Convict Records == | == Types of Convict Records == | ||
=== Tickets of Leave Butts === | === Tickets of Leave Butts === | ||
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