HOME PAGE OF LESLEY UEBEL                     

Suggested reading & resources for hunting down your convict ancestors
transported to Port Jackson

The Convicts transported to NSW 1788--1849--on microfiche and reel at most large libraries at the Archives Office.

The convicts are listed by year of arrival and the by ship. Some of the Indents contain more information that others i.e.  The earlier the ship, the less information the Indents contain...and later Indents contain more information such as Native place, Marital Status, Children, Personal Characteristics, Religion, Number of previous convictions, Education  (R&/or W) etc.

I have transcribed many details from the above microfiche and it is now available on CD-ROM

MUSTERS, CENSUS 
This list is not complete.


  1. Lists persons victualled in NSW and Norfolk Island in 1788 and includes convicts, military and free persons. Available on Reel at the Archives Office.

1800--1802  Musters and Lists New South Wales and Norfolk Island. Book

1805 - 1806.  Muster of NSW and Norfolk Island.  Book form.

1806    List of convicts includes name of ship, how employed and remarks

1806    List of female convicts prepared for Rev. Samuel Marsden. Lists ship of arrival, where married, number of children.
1810 - 1820     Alpha return of convicts as at 1.1.1810 and up to Sept. 1820. Not complete

1814    General Muster of NSW. Arranged by district and notes name, ship, free or convict, on or off stores, children on or off stores and remarks

1822    General Muster & Land & Stock Muster of NSW   Alpha list contains, Name, Age, Arr. Status, Present Status, Ship of Arrival, Col. Sent., Sentence, occup., Employer etc, Where.  Book form.

1823/4/5    General Muster for NSW.   Alpha list of inhabitants except Military. Lists name, age, ship, year of arr., sentence and employer.  Available in book form.

1828    Census for NSW. Includes convicts and free but excludes Military. Also includes those at Moreton Bay, Norfolk & Melville Islands. It does not include WA and VDL.  Information contained: Name, Age, Free or Bond, Sentence, Ship, Year of  arrival, religion, employer/residence and remarks. Book form.

1837  General Muster of convicts in NSW . Alpha list giving, Name, Age, Ship & year, where tried, Master, District and Remarks. Book form

1841 Census. On-line--State Records.  The Index to the 1841 Census was prepared by State Records' staff and covers all the surviving householders' returns and abstracts of returns. As the returns record only the name of the head of the household, the names of the other people resident in the household are not identified.
The Index provides details of: householder's or owners name; return number; residence; item identifier; page number; reel number and notes.

Microfiche & Microfilm


Microfiche

GENERAL
Colonial Secretary's Correspondence Papers  Index  1788--1825

ABGR … Australian Biographical & Genealogical Record


PARDONS * also on CD--see my CDs for sale
*Colonial Secretary's Register of Conditional Pardons  1791--1825
*Colonial Secretary's Register of convicts recommended for Conditional Pardons 1826--1856
Register of Ticket of Leaves  1824--1827

MARRIAGE

Convicts Applications to Marry 1810--1851 also on CD.  See my CDs for sale


Abstracts of all Licenses for marriages granted to free persons  1813 - 1827
Colonial Secretary
AO Fiche 836

This volume is part of the series Colonial Secretary; Registers of Important Documents, Oaths and Licenses.  It is called No. 1 and the abstracts of al licenses for marriages granted to free persons, 17 March 1813 - 26 December 1827 on pages 151 - 222 are included on this fiche. Information given includes the Date of License
Parties names
When
Where
By whom the marriage was solemnized.
The entries are in order by date of License.
AO Fiche 836
Description
4/1710 - Abstracts of all Licenses for marriages granted to free persons 1813 - 1827


DEATH
Convict Death Register 1829--1879 (Those convicts who died while still under sentence)
Also on CD--see my CDs for sale

IMMIGRATION
Immigration of wives & families of Convicts on bounty ships 1849--1855

FEMALE FACTORY
Female Factory Index--Parramatta 1826--1848


ORPHANS
NSW Orphan School Index  1827--1833
Applications for Admittance into Orphan Schools 1825--1833
Female Orphan Admission books 1817--1832
Male Orphan Admittance Books 1819--1833
Wages Paid to Orphans Index  1849--1851

PUBLICANS
Butts and Certificates of the first Publicans Licenses 1830--1860  by McNaught

GAOL RECORDS
Sydney & Darlinghurst Gaol Records 1819--1828

ASSIGNMENT
Assignment Register  1821--1825. Also on CD. See my CDs for sale



Microfilm

Colonial Secretary: Register for Absolute pardons  1791--1843
Colonial Secretary: Recommendations for Absolute Pardons  1826--1846