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Anglesey, Wales : Classification : Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records


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Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Information, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Amlwch, Anglesey
Link:https://amlwchhistory.co.uk/
Description:Amlwch and Surrounding Areas
Extra Info:Includes old medical terms, the day in the life of a copper miner, Amlwch ship wrecks and more.
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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Claim a Convict
Link:http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/
Description:Connects Researchers on the Same Convicts
Extra Info:This site offers researchers a free service that enables those researching the same convicts ancestors to contact each other directly by email.
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 Records of Australia
Link:https://convictrecords.com.au/
Description:British Convict Transportation Register 1787-1867
Extra Info:This website allows you to search the British Convict transportation register for convicts transported to Australia between 1787-1867.
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 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 and Punishment
Link:https://crimeandpunishment.library.wales/index_s.h...
Description:The Crime and Punishment database comprises data about crimes, criminals and punishments.
Extra Info:Includes in the gaol files of the Court of Great Sessions in Wales from 1730 until its abolition in 1830.
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: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, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records
Title:Migration Records Including Passenger Lists, Passports and British India
Link:Migration Records Including Passenger Lists, Passports and British India
Description:Find My Past - Migration Records 1793-1960
Extra Info:Includes passport applications and more.
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:Newspapers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:National Library of Wales
Link:https://www.llyfrgell.cymru/
Description:National Library of Wales - Online Databases
Extra Info:For English click button towards top right. Look under 'Information for' or use the search feature.
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
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Wales Data from Ancestry
Link:Wales Data from Ancestry
Description:Wales Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes Law List, 1843; various directories and gazetteers; criminal registers and more.

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