⛓️ Convict Records

George Upward Convict 1815 Baptised 1853 a Convict IN the

George Upward, Convict! (1815(baptised)-1853) KELMARK IS 1/2 6TH COUSIN OF GEORGE UPWARD (CONVICT) A Convict in the Family! Looking for a convict in the family, has been an Australian...

Mary Ann Treasure Trial 21st Oct 1839 Wells Somerset England

Transcribed by Veanne Treasure - 27 March 2012 Calendar of Prisoners Michaelmas Adjourned Session, held at the City of Wells, on Monday, the 21st day of October, 1839. No. 28. Mary Ann TREASURE..F...

Good Reading About the Convict Days

A series of 12 historical Fiction books by William Stuart Long It follows convicts from England across the sea to Australia and through their lives and the children in Australia. Great reading, but m...

Convict Assignments Our First Public Servants

Convict Assignment was like a great big rehabilitation program. It was a sort of nineteenth century 'Outward Bound'. With abrupt change, new surroundings and personal challenge, but without the flogg...

Mary Ann Treasure Trial 9 Jul 1838 Wells Somerset England

Transcribed by Veanne Treasure - 27 March 2012 Calendar or Prisoners Midsummer Adjourned Sessions, held at the City of Wells, on Monday, the 9th day of July 1838. No. 24 Mary Anne TREASURE From She...

Wanting to Know More About Ellen Gamble Irish Convict

I'm a direct descendant of Ellen Gamble (b:1809)who married John Foley (b: around 1797) they were both convicts sent to australia. Ellen came aboard the hoogley and was sent to paramatta female factor...

Henry Hodges of Shepton Mallet Trial of 1840

Transcription by Veanne Treasure of documents held at the Somerset Heritage Centre - March 2011 Q/SR 509 - 119 The Voluntary Examination of Henry HODGES of Shepton Mallet in the County of Somers...

George Treasure Petitions Letters Re Trial 1832 Somerset

Transcription of National Archive Documents PETITIONS & LETTERS: (TNA – HO17/119 Xq20) 1. George Treasure – 12 - Somerset Lent Ass – March 1832 – Housebreaking – Sentence Commuted to Transn fo...

Researching Peter White Convict

I have traced my family history back to Peter White, born 1820 in Dublin Ireland. He was transported to Tasmania on the vessel, "Egyptian" - sailed from Dublin 19/8/1840 -- arriving Australia 12/...

John Emslie Australia Convict

John Emslie, the son of James and Sarah (nee Stables) who was born about 1811 in Edinburgh, was a convict : Transportation record John Emslie Edinburgh Court of Justice 23 June 1834 Term 7 years ...

John Treasure Edward Treasure Robert Emery Trial 14 April 1840 Somerset

Transcription by Veanne Treasure of documents held at the Somerset Heritage Centre - March 2011 Q/SR 509 – 125 Depositions of Witnesses against Robert EMERY, John TREASURE and Edward TREASURE ...

Woodson Wooderson Later Known as Wooderson Which It Has Remained Convict to Australia IN 1833

our charles was convicted in 1832 in England and transported to australian shores in 1833. He does not give his parents or dob and age on convict papers was 18. on his last child he says he was 39 a...

James Treasure Trial 31 Dec 1850 Wells Somerset England

Somerset Heritage Centre Archives Document Q/SR/582/70 Examination - 4 Dec 1850 Transcribed by Veanne Treasure 12 Oct 2010 (James TREASURE b. 1829 d. 1910 – Stoke Lane) James Treasure stands...

Convict Ancestor

Looking for information on William LEMON b 1792 Down in Ireland. William was caught for forging notes 1819 at Killyleagh and served 10 month in Downpatrick Goal. He was then transported to Australia ...

I Found a Convict Hiding IN My Family Tree

When my mother was alive she always said there was a convict in the family history, but we never paid too much attention. After mum died, I decided to do her side of the family tree. I went back...

I Am Looking for a Way to Search Prison Records for Franklin CO

I am looking for a way to search prison records for Franklin co. In 1900 census a Richard Pace is listed, age appropriate to be Gr-grandf. This could be why he is so elusive to find.

Looking for Keane Family IN Castlebar Mayo Ireland Richmond Prison and Tasmania

I am looking for information about Catherine Keane (born 1832) who was transported to Tasmania in 1849 for sheep stealing. Her brother Michael was also convicted at the same time but died in Richmo...

James Treasure Trial 26 Jan 1865 Somerset England

Western Daily Press – Thursday 26 Jan 1865 James Pester and Joseph Padfield, both of Chilcompton, labourers, and James Treasure, coal haulier, of Stoke Lane, were brought up in custody charged with...

Convict Brothers Thomas and John Strong

transported to tasmania 1850, from queens co,i am trying to find out where they were born.Thomas was my gg grandfather. Some say Mt mellick Ireland but i cannot find this info.

I Have Traced Frederick Charles Back to His Birth IN 1866 IN Mannheim Germany He Migrated to Botany Bay IN Nsw IN 1888 His Parents Were Frederick...

John Treasure Convict Conduct Record Tasmania

3121Pn – TREASURE, John Tried Somerset QS 6th July 1840 – 15 years Embarked 25 May 1841 – Arrived 4 Oct 1841 Protestant – Can neither read nor write Transported for...

Tasmanian Convict 1851 David Brereton Connection to ME Kurt Brereton

Richard Chell Arrived Here IN Australia 1790 as a Convict but Not Sure What Happened to Him

Mary Ann Treasure Convict Conduct Record Tasmania

Transcript of the Conduct Record for Female Prisoners in TASMANIA 161 – TREASURE, Ann Mary Gilbert Henderson, 24 April 1840 Somerset QS, 21 October 1830 Tried for Larceny “...

Where Can I Find Prison Record on Walter Arwine

He was born in Missouri and listed in some Alabama census

Trying to Find a Marriage Cert for John Heenan Hannahan OR Heneghan John Heneghan Went on Convict Ship Edward to Aust IN 1831 Ex CO Mayo Found IN New ...

John Heneghan went on convict ship Edward to Aust in 1831 (ex Co Mayo) found in New Zealand from 1850's - Need mge cert to Margaret Kelly - either Eire Aust or NZ Can anyone help pl Oldest daugh...

Although I Have Located the Convict Records Marriage Certificate for Thomas Phillips Catherine Phillips Nee Kent I Can T Find Any Record for the...

My 2nd Great Grandfather Hugh Morgan Arrived IN Sydney Cove 1 Nov 1830 Aboard the Convict Ship Hercules He was Assigned IN December to the Employ of...

Convict Photographs Held at the Pro IN Victoria Australia

While visiting the free exhibition at the Old Treasury building in Melbourne, (Victoria) recently I was interested by the photographs of prisoners taken during the 1880s and 1890s in Victoria. The...

William Wigdell Wignell Convict Van Diemen S Land

I had hit a stumbling block in trying to track my ancestry. The earliest ancestor with my surname I could find in Australia is a William Wignell, who was living in George Town (Tasmania) around 1838....

HI Just Wanted to Know Where My Family was and the Overall History I Heard Some Sent to Penal Colomies IN Austraila I Have No Clue

. Just wanted to know where my family was and the overall history. I heard some were sent to a penal colony in Australia. I really don't have a clue.

Looking for John Pearce Convict 302 on the Mermaid to Australia from

I Am Looking for Any Names of New Zealand Migrants Who Were Born IN Australia to Convict Parents Likely Around the Mid 19th Century I Am About to...

To give some background, my ancestor Bridget Lydia Bowerman (Mcartney) was born in New South Wales to convict parents, before moving to New Zealand and settling in Nelson. Her mother, Ellen Timson, wa...

Relitives Ofjohn Denis Cure Convict of Hobart Tasmania

Looking for Information on Benjamin Clarkson Arrived IN Perth on the Convict Ship Lincelles 30 Jan 1862

Has Anyone Seen a Photo of Stephen Elphick and His Father James Elphick Stephen Came to Australia IN 1852 to Join His Convict Father They Travelled...

I Am Researching Scouting That Operated IN the Old Castlemaine Reformatory Prison I Am Looking for a Horrie Lowe Who was the Scout Master I Am Trying ...

William Bragg Ex Convict S Death Notice IN Sydney IN 1861 Stated Bristol Newspapers Please Copy Who Were Are William S William S Bristol Family

Australian Convict Index Individuals from Newfoundland Canada

Australian Convict Index (Individuals from Newfoundland) 1788 - 1868 Name Age Year Trial Place Birth Place State Edward SHAW 22 1840 Newfoundland NSW Thomas BALDWILL 24 1835 Newfou...

I M Looking for Any Information on George Carnes Carns Who was Transported to Australia on the Convict Ship Asia IN 1823 Arriving IN Van Dieman S...

He was sentenced at the Liverpool Quarter Session in 1822 for stealing 20 yards of ribbon. He had been convicted 5 times before being transported. He eventually married another convict, Catherine Rya...

John Henry Durant Convict Tasmania

John durant born 1819 Norfolk England trile doc. Court Minutes for John Durrant's case, but they do not give much more detail. He was tried alongside a 16 year old called Thomas Tillet, both accused...

Thomas Hobbs Convict

Never knew we had a convict in the family and was very excited to find him and to be able to connect into the large Hobbs family at Hambleden Bucks. Had no clue as to our ancestry when emigrating from...

Missing Convict

I am trying to find out about William Beaver who was transported to AUSTRALIA in the ship Midas in 1827 he was convicted of sheep stealing , after he received his conditional pardon in 1842, I cannot ...