Prisoner and Court records often have descriptions of the defendents and those under a charge, hence can add a lot of detail about our ancestors' physical appearance.
Classification: | Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Australian Pioneers Website by Patricia Downes |
Link: | http://members.pcug.org.au/~pdownes/ |
Description: | Patricia Downes' Australian Pioneers Website |
Extra Info: | Includes Irish Convicts to NSW 1788-1849, also ships departing in the first fleet 1787, second fleet 1790 and thirs fleet 1791. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Black Sheep Index |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20100722053825/http://w... |
Description: | Black Sheep Index - Archived Copy |
Extra Info: | May take a few moments to load. The black sheep index is no longer live, however this is a link to an archived copy. Note that some of the files are not available. So Do Not send money or requests for more information. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Braidwood Gaol, NSW Australia, Gaol Entrance Book |
Link: | http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm |
Description: | Braidwood Gaol, NSW Australia, Gaol Entrance Book 1856-1899 |
Extra Info: | Search results include the ship the inmate arrived on, place of birth and physical details. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | BREW One Name Study |
Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
Description: | BREW One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | British History Online |
Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/ |
Description: | British History Online |
Extra Info: | A variety of records and documents relating to the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | Capital Punishment UK |
Link: | http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/ |
Description: | Capital Punishment UK - The Resource Site for the History of Capital Punishment |
Extra Info: | Includes the histories of 'hanging' prisons. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 1 |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationscat45britgo... |
Description: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 1 |
Extra Info: | Online book. List prisoners for religion 1562-1580, papers relating to Catholics in the reign of Charles I and more. |
Classification: | Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 3 |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/publicationscat04britgo... |
Description: | Catholic Record Society - Miscellanea Vol 3 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Includes recusants of Masham in Yorkshire, letters about the treatment of Catholic prisoners in Cambridgeshire and more. |
Classification: | Newspapers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Connected Histories |
Link: | https://www.connectedhistories.org/ |
Description: | British History Sources, 1500-1900 |
Extra Info: | From the Universities of London, Hertfordshire, and Sheffield. Burney collection of newspapers, British History Online, the Charles Booth Archive, Old Bailey Online and much more... |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convict - Australian Convict Transportation Registers |
Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Ships Arriving 1791-1868 |
Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Ships Arriving 1791-1868 |
Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convict Death Register - New South Wales, Australia |
Link: | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 |
Description: | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 |
Extra Info: | Includes name, age, transport ship, date of burial and comments. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convict Transportation Registers to Australia |
Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - First Fleet, 1787-1788 |
Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - First Fleet, 1787-1788 |
Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convict Transportation Registers to Australia |
Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Second Fleet, 1789-1790 |
Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Second Fleet, 1789-1790 |
Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convict Transportation Registers to Australia |
Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Third Fleet, 1791 |
Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Third Fleet, 1791 |
Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convicts - Licences of Parole for Female Convicts |
Link: | Licences of Parole for Female Convicts, 1853-1871, 1883-1887 |
Description: | Licences of Parole for Female Convicts, 1853-1871, 1883-1887 |
Extra Info: | Documentation surrounding the licences to be at large given to some 4,400 other female prisoners between 1853 and 1887. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convicts - Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books |
Link: | Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849 : Free index |
Description: | Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849 |
Extra Info: | Registers and letter books of prisoners on convict prison hulks in England between 1802-1849. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convicts Index for Tasmania |
Link: | https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU... |
Description: | Names Index of Tasmania |
Extra Info: | Search the names index for convicts transported to Tasmania, convicts permissions to marry and more. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convicts to Australia Website |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200210171711/http://... |
Description: | Convicts to Australia Website |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Lists of convicts, the ships, the work gangs and more. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Crime, Prisons & Punishment 1770-1935 |
Link: | https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/crime-prison-punishment/ |
Description: | Crime, Prisons & Punishment 1770-1935 |
Extra Info: | Search for your ancestors in 518,000 records of criminals who passed through the justice system in England and Wales between 1770 and 1935. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Divorce - The National Archives |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | A guide to help you to find the different types of records which exist for divorce and separation. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries |
Title: | England Data from Ancestry |
Link: | England Data from Ancestry |
Description: | England Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories; Who's Who in the World, 1910-1911; England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; Numerous other records |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Free Settler or Felon Website |
Link: | https://www.freesettlerorfelon.com/ |
Description: | Free Settler or Felon Website |
Extra Info: | Includes details of convicts and free settlers in the Hunter Valley area of New South Wales, Australia |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Freemantle Prison, Western Australia |
Link: | https://fremantleprison.com.au |
Description: | Freemantle Prison, Western Australia |
Extra Info: | Includes a convicts database with details of where they came from, the ship they travelled on, occupation and more. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Magistrates' Court - New Cases at Westminster |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/reportsnewmagis00courg... |
Description: | Magistrates' Court - New Cases at Westminster 1844-1846 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Index of cases, followed by a more detailed report of each case. Includes cases from around England and Wales. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Magistrates' Court - New Cases at Westminster |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/reportsnewmagis01courg... |
Description: | Magistrates' Court - New Cases at Westminster 1846-1847 |
Extra Info: | Online book. Index of cases, followed by a more detailed report of each case. Includes cases from around England and Wales. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes New South Wales convict entry books, convict transportation registers, and more. |
Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes (UK) |
Extra Info: | Includes prisoner photos, maps and more. Many detailed records require payment. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Old Bailey Online |
Link: | https://www.oldbaileyonline.org |
Description: | The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1913 |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Passenger Ships Arriving in Australia |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200915014911/http://... |
Description: | Passenger Ships Arriving in Australia 1829-1915 |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not currently active. Most information still seems to be available. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Journals / Diaries |
Title: | The National Archives Online Collections |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ |
Description: | The National Archives - Collection of Digitised Public Records |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918 |
Link: | https://ruhleben.tripod.com/ |
Description: | The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918 |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
Title: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
Link: | http://www.powtaiwan.org/ |
Description: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
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