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==Online Resources==
==Online Resources==
===Western Australia===
===Western Australia===
*'''1829-1890''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/245059?availability=Family%20History%20Library Card index to passengers arriving in Western Australia 1829-1890] at FamilySearch, index and images.
*'''1829-1890''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/245059?availability=Family%20History%20Library Card index to passengers arriving in Western Australia 1829-1890] at FamilySearch, index & images.
*'''1846-1930''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60668/ Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930], at Ancestry, index and images ($)
*'''1846-1930''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60668/ Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930], at Ancestry, index & images ($)
*'''1851-1869''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/245062?availability=Family%20History%20Library Inwards assisted migrants lists from Britain to Western Australia 1851-1869] at FamilySearch, images
*'''1851-1869''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/245062?availability=Family%20History%20Library Inwards assisted migrants lists from Britain to Western Australia 1851-1869] at FamilySearch, images
*'''1851-1869''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/245062?availability=Family%20History%20Library Inwards assisted migrants lists from Britain to Western Australia 1851-1869] at FamillySearch, images
*'''1851-1869''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/245062?availability=Family%20History%20Library Inwards assisted migrants lists from Britain to Western Australia 1851-1869] at FamillySearch, images
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*'''1791-1850''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/285700?availability=Family%20History%20Library Index of prisoners and accused persons, 1791-1850 (Sussex Quarter Session Rolls)], images Contains an alphabetical listing of all prisoners and accused persons named in the Sussex Quarter Session Rolls, 1791-1850. Gives name, offense and date thereof, date and place of court appearance, and sentence. Sometimes also includes age, occupation and residence. Prisoners sentenced for transportation during this period were sent to Australia.
*'''1791-1850''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/285700?availability=Family%20History%20Library Index of prisoners and accused persons, 1791-1850 (Sussex Quarter Session Rolls)], images Contains an alphabetical listing of all prisoners and accused persons named in the Sussex Quarter Session Rolls, 1791-1850. Gives name, offense and date thereof, date and place of court appearance, and sentence. Sometimes also includes age, occupation and residence. Prisoners sentenced for transportation during this period were sent to Australia.
*'''1824-1874''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/australia-convict-tickets-of-leave-1824-1874 Australia Convict Tickets Of Leave 1824-1874], ($), index.  
*'''1824-1874''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/australia-convict-tickets-of-leave-1824-1874 Australia Convict Tickets Of Leave 1824-1874], ($), index.  
*'''1829-1879''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8818/ New South Wales, Australia, Sheriff's Papers, 1829-1879] - index and images ($)
*'''1829-1879''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8818/ New South Wales, Australia, Sheriff's Papers, 1829-1879] - index & images ($)
*'''1842-1854''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/victoria-convict-register-1842-1854 Victoria, Convict Register 1842-1854] at Findmypast, ($), index.
*'''1842-1854''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/victoria-convict-register-1842-1854 Victoria, Convict Register 1842-1854] at Findmypast, ($), index.



Revision as of 16:28, 2 August 2024

Western Australia Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Western Australia Background
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Western Australia Emigration and Immigration

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Western Australia[edit | edit source]

Australia[edit | edit source]

Convict Records[edit | edit source]

Guide to penal transportation records: Ireland to Australia, 1788–1868

The Irish Ancestor Periodical[edit | edit source]

There are many Indexes in The Irish Ancestor, of convicts requesting wife and children to be sent out to Australia, at the government's expense.

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

For Further Reading[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

Additional sources are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: