Gaols, workhouses & other settlements
Find records of convicts imprisoned in local gaols or sent to other penal settlements in NSW, as well as, other areas once part of NSW - such as Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) or Moreton Bay (Queensland).
In order to search records of convict gaols and other settlements you will need to know the gaol, settlement or region to which your convict was sent - Not sure of the settlement or region?
New South Wales
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Index to inmates at Sydney Gaol and Darlinghurst Gaol, 1819-1849The entrance books may provide you with details such as name, date of entry into gaol, free or bond on entering gaol, ship arrived on, when tried, by whom committed, crime, sentence and details of discharge (eg when and where gone to) and where last employed. Available at the State Library or try your local public library | microform |
Inner city Sydney gaol recordsFind other organisations, such as State Records NSW and Hyde Park Barracks, for holdings of inner city convict records. | website |
Female Factory Parramatta Index, 1826-1848Records of female convicts and their children at the Female Factory at Parramatta which acted as a workhouse, gaol and holding area for newly arrived convicts. Available at the State Library or try your local public library | microform |
Parramatta gaol recordsFind administrative records at the Library, as well as, other organisations, such as State Records NSW, holding entrance books and description books. | website |
Emu Plains Government Agricultural Establishment, 1819-1832Emu Plains Government Agricultural Establishment records in the Library, as well as, other organisations, such as State Records NSW, with holdings of Emu Plains convict records. Available at the State Library or try your local public library | website/ microform |
Pennant Hills convict recordsDetailed history and biographical information about convicts that worked in the Pennant Hills area. Also includes government records about the uprising at Castle Hill. Available at the State Library or try your local public library | |
Newcastle convict records (including the Hunter Region)Records of convicts in the Newcastle area at the Library, as well as, other organisations, such as State Records NSW, holding Newcastle convict records. Available at the State Library or try your local public library | website/ print |
Port Macquarie convict recordsRecords of convicts at Port Macquarie in the Library, as well as, other organisations, such as State Records NSW, holding Port Macquarie convict records. Available at the State Library or try your local public library | website/ print |
Bathurst convict records (inlcuding Western Regions of NSW)Records of convicts in the Bathurst area at the Library, as well as other organisations, such as State Records NSW, holding Bathurst convict records. Available at the State Library or try your local public library | website/ print |
Other areas once part of NSW
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Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) convict recordsRecords for Tasmanian convicts including arrivals, those convicted in Tasmania and assignment lists. Available at the State Library or try your local public library | website/ microform/ print |
Norfolk Island convict recordsRecords of convicts at Norfolk Island in the Library, as well as, other organisations, such as State Records NSW, holding Norfolk Island convict records. Available at the State Library or try your local public library | website/ microform/ print |
Port Phillip (Melbourne) convict recordsRecords of convicts at Port Phillip in the Library, as well as, other organisations, such as State Records NSW, holding Port Phillip convict records. Available at the State Library or try your local public library | website/ microform/ print |
Moreton Bay (Queensland) convict recordsRecords of convicts at Moreton Bay in the Library, as well as, other organisations, such as State Records NSW, holding Moreton Bay convict records. Available at the State Library or try your local public library | website/ microform/ print |
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