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Convicts: Bound for Australia
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About the guide
This guide takes you to key resources that document the early life of convicts
Digital order number: a128083
Find out more about a convict's crime, trial and sentence, and confinement in UK prisons or hulks before being transported and their journey to Australia.
There is a little bit of luck involved with family history research but a lot of it is working methodically through the resources.
Remember:
- Note down the resources you’ve checked even when you don’t find anything.
- Check the original record as it might have additional information not listed in the index.
- More information was documented in later years than earlier years.
Not sure how to begin your research? Check out the links below:
- Convicts: Life in the colony
Use this guide to find out more about your convict ancestor's life in the colony, such as where they may have worked, where they were held, whether they received a pardon or re-offended.
Please note during our refurbishment some material may need to be requested at the Family History desk in the Temporary Bashir Reading Room
Temporary Reading Room
Please note during our refurbishment some material may need to be requested at the Family History Desk in the temporary Bashir Reading Room
Family history at the library
- Governor Marie Bashir Reading Room
Please note during the temporary closure of the Macquarie Street building some of our material may need to be requested at the Family history desk in the Temporary Bashir Reading Room. - Mitchell Library Reading RoomWe also have resources in the Special Collections area in the Mitchell Library Reading Room and in stack storage.