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== Handbooks and Guides == | == Handbooks and Guides == | ||
Indexes and records of convicts are available in a variety of formats including microfiche, microfilm, book and CD. Some indexes and guides are available on the internet and generally provide information for further research in material in State Archives and libraries. See [http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/index.html Convicts to Australia - A Guide to Researching your Convict Ancestors]. <br> | Indexes and records of convicts are available in a variety of formats including microfiche, microfilm, book and CD. Some indexes and guides are available on the internet and generally provide information for further research in material in State Archives and libraries. See [http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/index.html Convicts to Australia - A Guide to Researching your Convict Ancestors]. <br> | ||
A partial index of convicts arriving in Australia is available at [http://www.claimaconvict.net/ Claim a Convict].<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.hrionline.ac.uk/luceneweb/hri3/hitlist_bailey.jsp?mode=bailey&table=cvp&ot=&os=&vt=&vs=&ps=cat_pt+=+12&c_date=&v_sur=&vg=&d_sur=&dg=&min_age=&max_age=&min_month=00&min_year=&max_month=13&max_year=&sf= 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> | |||
== Types of Convict Records == | == Types of Convict Records == | ||