Convict Ancestors
There are a number of convicts in my family tree. Some I have researched and some I have yet to look into.
Here's a list of the ones I know of:
Martha Burrell, Speedy, October 1799 from Portsmouth;
Ann Doran, Andromeda, 25 May 1834 from Cork;
Richard Glanville, Hive, 29 January 1834 from Portsmouth;
George Green, Bussorah Merchant, March 1828 from London?
Susannah Lloyd, Harmony, 4 June 1827 from London;
Joseph Francis Murphy, Henry Porcher, 4 September 1834 from Downs;
Margaret Murphy, Thomas Harrison, 19 February 1836 from Cork;
Robert Magrane Reily, Medina, 5 September 1823 from Cork;
Michael Seery, Roslin Castle, 8 October 1832 from Cork;
George Withers, Guildford, 28 August 1823 from Portsmouth,
Here's a list of the ones I know of:
Martha Burrell, Speedy, October 1799 from Portsmouth;
Ann Doran, Andromeda, 25 May 1834 from Cork;
Richard Glanville, Hive, 29 January 1834 from Portsmouth;
George Green, Bussorah Merchant, March 1828 from London?
Susannah Lloyd, Harmony, 4 June 1827 from London;
Joseph Francis Murphy, Henry Porcher, 4 September 1834 from Downs;
Margaret Murphy, Thomas Harrison, 19 February 1836 from Cork;
Robert Magrane Reily, Medina, 5 September 1823 from Cork;
Michael Seery, Roslin Castle, 8 October 1832 from Cork;
George Withers, Guildford, 28 August 1823 from Portsmouth,
Convict Assignments
Upon arrival, a convict was usually assigned to a master, the Female Factory or to Public Works. The assignment was recorded in an assignment register, but not all registers have survived. The National Library of Australia provides links to digitised records for Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales [NLA].
The State Archives of NSW provides an overview of convict assignments and mentions that on arrival in the Colony of New South Wales, a convict was either retained by the Government or assigned to an individual. They also note that very few records of assignment have survived. They provide a brief explanation of what convict assignment meant. They mention that a convict worked for a private landowner, usually on a farm, far away from Sydney.
https://www.nla.gov.au/resear.../convicts/convict-assignment https://mhnsw.au/guides/convict-assignment-records/
This is a letter written by a convict and published in 1818 which details his voyage to New South Wales and what he saw and experienced on arrival:
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital/J33M4eEDWWARQ
The State Archives of NSW provides an overview of convict assignments and mentions that on arrival in the Colony of New South Wales, a convict was either retained by the Government or assigned to an individual. They also note that very few records of assignment have survived. They provide a brief explanation of what convict assignment meant. They mention that a convict worked for a private landowner, usually on a farm, far away from Sydney.
https://www.nla.gov.au/resear.../convicts/convict-assignment https://mhnsw.au/guides/convict-assignment-records/
This is a letter written by a convict and published in 1818 which details his voyage to New South Wales and what he saw and experienced on arrival:
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital/J33M4eEDWWARQ