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Lancaster Castle Convict Database

This database lists those tried and sentenced at Lancaster Assizes including those transported to Australia. The database lists name, age, trial date, offence and sentence. more

State Library of Queensland - Convict Transportation Registers Database 1787-1867

This database, compiled from British Home Office (HO11) records, details over 123,000 of the estimated 160,000 convicts to Australia. It lists name, sentence details, ship, departure date, arrival … more

ConvictRecords.com.au

This site is based on the British Convict transportation register, compiled by the State Library of Queensland. This site can be searched by name or browsed by surname, year or ship. Information … more

Convicts Australia

This site by Jenny Fawcett offers access to many useful online convict indexes even though this site is no longer being maintained. more

Swing Riots & Rioters.com

This site by by Jill Chambers includes detailed information on the Swing Riots of 1830 and 1831. There are details on the machine breakers, rioters and protestors many of whom were transported to … more

A List of Known Hulks for Ireland, Australia and England

This list by Jenny Fawcett details hulk name, year, situated at and period of time. Jenny's main site GenseekGenealogy is no longer available. more

The Intolerable Hulks: British Shipboard Confinement, 1776-1857

This site offers detailed information and illustrations of the York,Discovery, Warrior, Success, Defense and Bellerophon hulks. more

Basics on Convict Hulks

This guide, by the Society of Australian Genealogists, covers history, conditions on the hulks, the hulks and the records and further reading. more

List of Convicts Canberra and District

This list, by the Canberra History Web, includes those known to have been assigned to the Canbera district while either serving their sentence, or after gaining their ticket-of-leave. This developing … more

Tocal’s Convicts 1822-1840

This extensive site provides detailed information on 150 convicts who were assigned to the Tocal estate in the Hunter Valley of NSW at some stage during their sentence. It also details Tocal's Irish … more

From Terra Australis to Australia

This site is an online collection by the State Library of New South Wales that includes a First Fleet archive with access to 450+ original documents and illustrations. more

First Fleet Online

This site has a searchable database of 780 First Fleet convicts plus many other resources. more

Arrivals in Sydney on the First, Second and Third Fleets

These details can be found on Patricia Downes Australian Pioneers site. more