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Banffshire, Scotland : Classification : Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records


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.

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Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Sports Clubs and Associations, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Am Baile - Highland History and Culture
Link:https://www.ambaile.org.uk/
Description:Am Baile - Highland History and Culture
Extra Info:Includes all sorts - such as Sutherland vehicle registrations from the early 1900's, Inverness golf club cards, Dornoch Jail records an much more.
Classification:Hearth / Window Tax, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate
Title:BAIRD's of Scotland
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20140215101720/http://w...
Description:BAIRD's of Scotland
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer seems to be active. Most information still seems to be accessible.
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, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate
Title:BREBNER and BREMNER One Name Study
Link:http://www.brebner.com/index.html
Description:BREBNER/BREMNER Genealogy Pages
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:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records
Title:Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations
Link:Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations
Description:Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775
Extra Info:Includes information on the ships they were sent on as well as the master of the ship.
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:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Genealogy and Family History in Scotland - Scottish genealogy records
Link:https://www.oldscottish.com/
Description:Old Scottish Genealogy & Family History
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:General Register Office for Scotland - Crime and Criminals
Link:https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/crim...
Description:Crime and Criminals Information for Scotland from the General Register Office for Scotland
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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Scotland Data from Ancestry
Link:Scotland Data from Ancestry
Description:Scotland Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories and Gazetteers and more.
Classification:Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:Scottish Archive Network
Link:https://www.scan.org.uk/
Description:Scottish Archive Network
Extra Info:Click on Digital Archive for online documents.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Scottish Indexes - Helping you trace your Scottish family tree
Link:https://www.scottishindexes.com/
Description:Prison Registers, Sheriff Court Paternity Decrees, Mental Health Records
Extra Info:Full details of the coverage can be found on their Record Sets page.
Classification:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Scottish Prisoners Bound for New England 1651
Link:http://files.usgwarchives.net/nh/strafford/history...
Description:Scottish Prisoners Bound for New England 1651 from London on the Ship John & Sara
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:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:GENUKI County Page for Banffshire
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/BAN
Description:General Information for Banffshire

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