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Convict Records and Research Guide (MHNSW)

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A guide to searching for a convict at State Archives NSW includes historical background, a Convict Family History Worksheet and links to online resources. Includes the following indexes: Certificates of freedom, 1823-69; Convict Bank accounts 1837-70; Convict exiles 1849-50; Pardons, 1791-1825, 1837-41; Tickets of exemption from government labour, 1827-32; Tickets of leave, certificates of emancipation and pardons, 1810-1819; Ticket of leave passports, 1835-1869. Index of Bench of Magistrates 1788-1820; Index to (NSW) Quarter Session cases 1824-1837.

Resource Subject
Convicts
Family History
Region/Culture
Australia
New South Wales
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