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Donegal, Ireland : 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, Hearth / Window Tax, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Register & Rent Rolls, 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., Other Records
Title:Atavus Search Engine
Link:https://search.atavus.org/api/v1/search
Description:Atavus Search Engine Incorporating Fermanagh Gold Genealogy Pages
Extra Info:Easy to use search.
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: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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Register & Rent Rolls, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:County Donegal 18th and 19th Century Genealogical Transcriptions
Link:http://donegalgenealogy.com/
Description:County Donegal 18th and 19th Century Genealogical Transcriptions
Extra Info:A resource for all those searching for Donegal ancestors.
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:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Valuation Books, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Ireland Genealogy Projects Archive
Link:http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/
Description:Ireland Genealogy Projects Archive
Extra Info:Includes some lists of landowners, some court extracts, trade directory extracts, newspaper extracts, Royal Irish Constabulary lists and more.
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Irish Genealogy
Link:https://www.from-ireland.net/
Description:Irish Genealogy
Classification:Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Irish Petty Sessions Court Registers 1842-1913
Link:Find My Past's Irish Petty Sessions Court Registers for 1842-1913
Description:Find My Past's Irish Petty Sessions Court Registers for 1842-1913
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:Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:National Archives of Ireland
Link:National Archives of Ireland
Description:National Archives of Ireland - Searchable Databases
Extra Info:Includes tithes, shipping agreements and crew lists and catholic qualification rolls.
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:Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records
Title:Peter Mayberry's Website
Link:http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/
Description:Peter Mayberry's Website - includes Irish Convicts to Australia
Extra Info:Includes Wicklow United Irishmen, Irish Convicts to NSW 1788-1849, Irish Rebels who were transported 1800-1806, Braidwood Gaol (NSW) entrance book and more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries
Title:Selected Genealogical Records
Link:http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwi/filessection/
Description:Selected Genealogical Records
Extra Info:A selection of transcriptions including extacts from Army lists, bankrupts, a list of people in Cornwall in past times, a list of coastguards in 1851, Hammermen and more.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, 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 Maps
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:The National Archives - Collection of Digitised Public Records
Extra Info:Scroll down for Irish map collection.

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