Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
The Enrolled Pensioner Force consisted of soldiers who came to the colony of Western Australia between 1850 and 1874, most arriving during the years of convict transportation as Guards on the convict ships. They were soldiers who had been discharged…
This site, hosted by the State Library of Queensland, allows you to search the British Convict transportation register, compiled from British Home Office (HO11) records for convicts transported to Australia 1787-1867. Information available includes name of convict, known aliases, place…
This extensive guide, by the Perth DPS (Dead Persons’ Society,) contains information on many aspects of the convict system and includes a glossary, bibliography and extensive online convict databases These include: • All the Convict Ships – Chronological lists of…
This database is searchable by surname or ship. A search returns detailed information on the convict including ship and arrival date, alias, birth date, marital status, occupation, literacy, religion, sentence details, crime and ticket of leave date.