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State Library of New South Wales has a good guide to finding and using Quarter Sessions Court Records at [http://guides.sl.nsw.gov.au/content.php?pid=400401&sid=3303142 guides.sl.nsw.gov.au/content.php] | State Library of New South Wales has a good guide to finding and using Quarter Sessions Court Records at [http://guides.sl.nsw.gov.au/content.php?pid=400401&sid=3303142 guides.sl.nsw.gov.au/content.php] | ||
England's quarter sessions (court) records can prove valuable in the search to discover just where in the country a convict ancestor came from. The Old Bailey Sessions, one of two major quarter session courts, in Middlesex | England's quarter sessions (court) records can prove valuable in the search to discover just where in the country a convict ancestor came from. Numerous convicts to the Australian colonies were processed and tried, convicted and sentenced to be "transported" at The Old Bailey Sessions, one of two major quarter session courts, in Middlesex. See their online database for searching for ancestors' names: [https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ '''The Old Bailey Sessions.org'''] Last place of residence and occasional place of birth may be cited in these session records. This is a great place to start your search of a convict's origins in especially England. | ||
Historical background is available at [https://familysearch.org/node/1234 familysearch.org/node/1234]You will need to know where your ancestor was living in England before searching | Historical background is available at [https://familysearch.org/node/1234 familysearch.org/node/1234]You will need to know where your ancestor was living in England before searching in Quarter Session records for them. | ||
===Supreme courts=== | ===Supreme courts=== | ||