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Suggested reading & resources for hunting down your convict ancestors transported to Port Jackson |
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The Convicts transported to NSW 1788—1849—on microfiche and reel at most large libraries at the Archives Office.
The convicts are listed by year of arrival and the by ship. Some of the Indents contain more information that others i.e. The earlier the ship, the less information the Indents contain...and later Indents contain more information such as Native place, Marital Status, Children, Personal Characteristics, Religion, Number of previous convictions, Education (R&/or W) etc.
I have transcribed many details from the above microfiche and it is now
******************************************************************* MUSTERS, CENSUS This list is not complete.
1788 Lists persons victualled in NSW and Norfolk Island in 1788 and includes convicts, military and free persons. Available on Reel at the Archives Office.
1800—1802 Musters and Lists New South Wales and Norfolk Island. Book
1805 - 1806. Muster of NSW and Norfolk Island. Book form.
1806 List of convicts includes name of ship, how employed and remarks
1806 List of female convicts prepared for Rev. Samuel Marsden. Lists ship of arrival, where married, number of children. 1810 - 1820 Alpha return of convicts as at 1.1.1810 and up to Sept. 1820. Not complete
1814 General Muster of NSW. Arranged by district and notes name, ship, free or convict, on or off stores, children on or off stores and remarks
1822 General Muster & Land & Stock Muster of NSW Alpha list contains, Name, Age, Arr. Status, Present Status, Ship of Arrival, Col. Sent., Sentence, occupation, Employer etc, Where. Book form.
1823/4/5 General Muster for NSW. Alpha list of inhabitants except Military. Lists name, age, ship, year of arr., sentence and employer. Available in book form.
1828 Census for NSW. Includes convicts and free but excludes Military. Also includes those at Moreton Bay, Norfolk & Melville Islands. It does not include WA and VDL. Information contained: Name, Age, Free or Bond, Sentence, Ship, Year of arrival, religion, employer/residence and remarks. Book form.
1837 General Return of Convicts in NSW . Alpha list giving, Name, Age, Ship & year, where tried, Master, District and Remarks. Book form.
1841 Census. On-line—State Records. The Index to the 1841 Census was prepared by State Records' staff and covers all the surviving householders' returns and abstracts of returns. As the returns record only the name of the head of the household, the names of the other people resident in the household are not identified. The Index provides details of: householder's or owners name; return number; residence; item identifier; page number; reel number and notes.
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Microfiche
GENERAL Colonial Secretary’s Correspondence Papers Index 1788—1825
ABGR … Australian Biographical & Genealogical Record CD
PARDONS * also on CD—included in the Port Jackson Convicts Anthology *Colonial Secretary’s Register of Conditional Pardons 1791—1825 *Colonial Secretary’s Register of convicts recommended for Conditional Pardons 1826—1856 Register of Ticket of Leaves 1824—1827
MARRIAGE
Convicts Applications to Marry 1826—1851 (included in the Port Jackson Convicts Anthology)
Abstracts of all Licenses for marriages granted to free persons 1813 - 1827 Colonial Secretary AO Fiche 836
This volume is part of the series Colonial Secretary; Registers of Important Documents, Oaths and Licenses. It is called No. 1 and the abstracts of al licenses for marriages granted to free persons, 17 March 1813 - 26 December 1827 on pages 151 - 222 are included on this fiche. Information given includes the Date of License Parties names When Where By whom the marriage was solemnized. The entries are in order by date of License. AO Fiche 836 Description 4/1710 - Abstracts of all Licenses for marriages granted to free persons 1813 - 1827
DEATHS - Included in the Port Jackson Convicts Anthology Convict Death Register 1829—1879
IMMIGRATION - Included in the Port Jackson Convicts Anthology Immigration of wives & families of Convicts on bounty ships 1849—1855
FEMALE FACTORY Female Factory Index—Parramatta 1826—1848
ORPHANS NSW Orphan School Index 1827—1833 Applications for Admittance into Orphan Schools 1825—1833 Female Orphan Admission books 1817—1832 Male Orphan Admittance Books 1819—1833 Wages Paid to Orphans Index 1849—1851
PUBLICANS Butts and Certificates of the first Publicans Licenses 1830—1860 by McNaught
GAOL RECORDS Sydney & Darlinghurst Gaol Records 1819—1828
ASSIGNMENT Assignment Register 1821—1825. Also on CD. See my CDs for sale
Microfilm
Colonial Secretary: Register for Absolute pardons 1791—1843 Colonial Secretary: Recommendations for Absolute Pardons 1826—1846 Ticket of Leave Butts |