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=== Convict indents  ===
=== Convict indents  ===
 
*Convict indents were lists that were made when convicts arrived on transport ships.  
Lists that were made when convicts arrived on transport ships. Information given in indents is similar to that in tickets of leave but also includes a convict’s marital status and number of children and whether the convict was literate.  
*Information given in indents is similar to that in tickets of leave but also includes a convict’s marital status and number of children and whether the convict was literate.  


*'''New South Wales''' index to convict indents for 1788–1842 is held by the [http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/indexes-online/indexes-online#convicts Archives Office of New South Wales]. <br>  
*'''New South Wales''' index to convict indents for 1788–1842 is held by the [http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/indexes-online/indexes-online#convicts Archives Office of New South Wales]. <br>  
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