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You can use Index to probationary convicts to Sydney and Moreton Bay, 1849-1850 when in the Library. Can't come to the Library? Contact us. |
STEP 1
Collect the Index to probationary convicts to Sydney and Moreton Bay 1849-1850 from the blue folders on the shelves in the Family history service.
| You can find background information on the convict indents and microfiche at the start of the microfiche. |
STEP 2
Find your convict's name and their related details. The index is arranged alphabetically by surname.
Example of the information found in an index entry:
| Surname | GREALISH |
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| Given name | Thomas |
| Age | 32 |
| Ship | Havering |
| Where tried | Galway |
| Date | 23.3.1847 |
| Sentence | 7 |
| Crime | manslaughter |
Search this index for probationary convicts (or exiles) who arrived in Sydney and Moreton Bay, 1849-1850, after transportation to NSW had officially ceased in 1842.
This index was compiled from various resources including ships' musters and papers, Surgeon-Superintendent journals and Irish transportation records. There is no reference to the original source of each entry.
