Australia
Australia’s First, Second & Third Fleet Convicts 1788-1820
Convicts and the British colonies in Australia
First Fleet and Early Settlement
International Centre for Convict Studies
New South Wales
Claim-A-Convict All convicts arriving in Sydney NSW between 1788 and the end of 1813 plus many thousands
who arrived afterwards on various ships (around 21,000 convicts) including names of ships
convicts arrived on and contact details of "claimed" convicts. Very good site
Convict Ships Listed alphabetically
Convict
Index A
combination of 6 indexes - Certificates
of Freedom 1823-69
Convict
bank Accounts 1837-70
Tickets
of Exemption from Government Labor 1827-32
Tickets
of Leave, Certificates of Emancipation and Pardons 1810-19
Tickets
of Leave 1810-75
Ticket
of Leave Passports 1835-69
Searchable database
and online copy service
The Great North Road Convict Trail Searchable database
Women and Female Children on the Royal Admiral 1792
Norfolk Island
Convict Ships to Norfolk Island 1840-1847 includes convict names for some ships
South Australia
South Australian Transported Convicts
Tasmania
Convict Ships List voyage details plus convicts on board
Index to Tasmanian Convicts Searchable database
Victoria
Convicts in Victoria 1852-1854
Western Australia
State Records: Convict Records
Convict Database Searchable database
Convict Ships to Western Australia 1850-1868 Searchable database
General
Australian Convicts Mailing List
Convict Records Masses of links
Ireland-Australia Transportation Index 1791-1868 Searchable database
Irish Convicts to Australia Searchable database
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey Searchable database
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