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*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>
*[https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1796/browse '''New South Wales''' index to convict indents]  
*'''Tasmania''' received more than 60,000 convicts from Great Britain in addition to convicts from other colonies. The ticket of leave butts and certificate of freedom butts for the over 67,000 convicts sent to Tasmania have not survived. The main records for Tasmanian convicts are the convict conduct registers. Information contained in these registers are similar to the tickets of leave and certificates of freedom. Description lists are also available for Tasmanian convicts and give detailed descriptions of the convicts. See list of [https://libraries.tas.gov.au/family-history/Pages/Convict-life.aspx online convict records at the Libraries of Tasmania].<br>  
*'''Tasmania''' received more than 60,000 convicts from Great Britain in addition to convicts from other colonies. The ticket of leave butts and certificate of freedom butts for the over 67,000 convicts sent to Tasmania have not survived. The main records for Tasmanian convicts are the convict conduct registers. Information contained in these registers are similar to the tickets of leave and certificates of freedom. Description lists are also available for Tasmanian convicts and give detailed descriptions of the convicts. See list of [https://libraries.tas.gov.au/family-history/Pages/Convict-life.aspx online convict records at the Libraries of Tasmania].<br>  
*'''Western Australia''' [http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/con-wa.html Swan River Convicts 1850-1868].  
*'''Western Australia''' [http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/con-wa.html Swan River Convicts 1850-1868].  
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