Convict Connections

Convict Connections

Around 1 in 7 Australians are descended from convicts are you?

Maggie Beer - Celebrity Chef and 2010 Senior Australian of the Year. On an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?  Beer makes the shocking discovering of her ancestor's philandering ways and, ultimately, learns her great-great-great-grandmother was a convict thief.

Tony Windsor, MP - Independent Federal Minister for New England. His 2xgreat-grandfather was transported to NSW on the ship Midas in 1827.

Kevin Rudd MP and former PM spoke of his convict ancestor Thomas who arrived with the second fleet in 1790.

  • John Howard former PM is descended from convicts through both his father and mother's lines.
history services

 Need help finding your convict connections?

History Services NSW is a one stop research boutique that can provide you with the most comprehensive information on your convict ancestor.

This information comes from a specialised Convicts database which has been built up from various historical records, indexes and publications.

 Convict Records

NSW State Library Convict Records, including links to UK trial & Court records.

State Records NSW Archives in Brief as a starting point in searching for information about convict women at the Parramatta Female Factory.

Convict Records  or search on TROVE

GenSeek

NSW Convict Deaths & Burials Index 1828 -1879

UK Archives

National Archives  UK Government and Information Management, direct link to Transportation to Australia 1787 -1868 catalogue.

Irish Convicts  comprehensive site on irish convicts with searchable database.

Old Baileyonline

Links

Cora Web Australian gateway portal for tracing your family history.

Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG) helping people  trace family history for over 75 years.

Irish Wattle an excellent resource for information on Irish convicts transported to NSW.

Gould Genealogy.. are you looking for products to help with your family tree?

Free settler or Felon? convict ships, colonial history and more ...where you can search database to find your Newcastle/ Hunter Valley ancestor.

Cascades Female Factory Historic site  convict women transported to Van Dieman's Land, searchable convict women database, site history, tours and research groups.

Claim a Convict - excellent resource & comprehensive lists.

The Ships list website, will help you find your ancestors on ships' passengers lists.

Convicts to Australia Convict Research on the World Wide Web.

NSW Convict Deaths & Burials Index 1828 -1879

Irish Convicts  comprehensive site on irish convicts with searchable database.

Australian Convict Transportation ancestry.com.au