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*Convict indents were lists that were made when convicts arrived on transport ships. | *Convict indents were 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. | ||
:*[https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1796/browse '''New South Wales | :*[https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1796/browse '''New South Wales index to convict indents'''] | ||
:::New South Wales holds more convict records than any other state. Of the approximately 150,000 convicts transported to Australia from Great Britain between 1788 and 1850, nearly 90,000 of them went to the region of New South Wales, which then covered a substantial portion of Australia. | :::New South Wales holds more convict records than any other state. Of the approximately 150,000 convicts transported to Australia from Great Britain between 1788 and 1850, nearly 90,000 of them went to the region of New South Wales, which then covered a substantial portion of Australia. | ||
:*[https://libraries.tas.gov.au/family-history/Pages/Convict-life.aspx | :*[https://libraries.tas.gov.au/family-history/Pages/Convict-life.aspx '''Online convict records at the Libraries of Tasmania'''] | ||
:::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. | :::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. | ||
:*'''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]. | ||