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• Genealogy_Aus_Convicts_Mary_Ann Mailing List

  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the convicts that were transported to Australia on the Mary Ann in 1822.

• International Centre for Convict Studies

  For the study of penal transportation and convict experience within the British Empire from 1600-1940.

• Ireland-Australia transportation database (1791–1853)

  Convicts from Ireland to Australia, 1788 to 1868.

• Jill’s Black Sheep Search

  Publications for sale on CD-ROM. Convict & criminal research, 1780-1900. Including machine breakers, rioters & protestors.

• Lincolnshire Convicts Transported to Australia, Gibraltar and Bermuda

  Lincolnshire Archives Index of Convict Records 1788 - 1868.

• Queensland State Archives | Convicts / prisoners

  Chronological register of convicts 1824-1839; St Helena convict indexes 1863-1936; Toowoomba prisoners indexes 1864-1906.

• Society of Australian Genealogists - NSW Ships' Musters 1816-1825

  This index is derived from musters of passengers and crew on departing ships, 1816-1825.

• Society of Australian Genealogists - NSW Tickets of Leave 1810-1875

  This index is derived from the butts of the original tickets of leave.

• State Records NSW - Convicts - Indexes to Convict Records

  Online searchable databases from State Records New South Wales.

  • Index to Certificates of Freedom, 1823-69

  • Index to Convict Bank Accounts

  • Index to Convict Exiles, 1846-50

  • Index to Convict Pardons, 1791-1825, 1837-47

  • Index to Ticket of Leave Passports, 1835-69

  • Index to Tickets of Exemption from Government Labor, 1827-32

  • Index to Tickets of Leave, Certificates and Pardons, 1810-19

• State Records NSW - Indexes to assisted immigrants

  The Index covers all of the following, but you can also search them separately: Port Phillip, 1839-51; Sydney and Newcastle, 1844-59; Moreton Bay (Brisbane), 1848-59; Sydney, 1860-79 Sydney, 1880-96.

  • Assisted immigrants arriving at Moreton Bay-Brisbane, 1848-59

  • Assisted immigrants arriving at Port Phillip, 1839-51

  • Assisted immigrants arriving in Sydney & Newcastle, 1844-59

  • Assisted immigrants arriving in Sydney, 1860-79

  • Assisted immigrants arriving in Sydney, 1880-96

• The Origins of Irish Convict Transportation to New South Wales

  A book by Bob Reece.

• The Transportation of Irish Convicts to Australia (1791-1853): Introduction

  Detailed review of the sources available for convict research held at the Archives. Includes links to specific descriptions of record types and their reference class numbers.

  • Transportation Registers

    From the National Archives of Ireland.

• Transportation to Australia 1787-1868

  Research Guide from the National Archives, United Kingdom.

• Use Convict Records To Trace Your Ancestor Online

  A guide to using online records to discover if your British ancestor was a convict, and to discover more about his or her transportation and life in Australia or Tasmania.