Convict Indents, Surgeon Journals, Tickets of Leave, Certificates of Freedom and Pardons are some of the primary sources available when researching convicts.  In this episode, we explore these documents - what they are, what they can tell us and where we can find them.  We explore the different types of Indents and Pardons and the abbreviations used.

SOURCES

Convicts and Convict Administration Guide, State Archives & Records of NSW

https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/convict-guide-2006

Surgeons Notes from Transport Vessels 1817 - 1857, Digital Panopticon

https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/Surgeons_Notes_from_Transport_Vessels_1817-1857

Surgeons at Sea: Royal Navy Medical Officers' Journals, The National Archives

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/surgeonsatsea/

Tickets of Leave, Biographical Database of Australia

https://www.bda-online.org.au/sources/tickets-of-leave/

How were convicts rewarded for good behaviour? Sydney Living Museums

https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/convict-sydney/rewards-freedom

The Convict Ships, 1787 – 1868, by Charles Bateson

STATE ARCHIVES & RECORDS OF NSW WEBINARS

Tracing NSW Convicts

https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/webinars/webinar-tracing-nsw-convicts

Archives Behind the Scenes - Ticket of Leave Butts

https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/magazine/video/archives-behind-the-scenes-ticket-leave-butts

Early Convict Indents

https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/webinars/mini-webinar%3A-early-convict-indents

LISTS OF ABBREVIATIONS

Convict Abbreviations, Libraries Tasmania

https://libraries.tas.gov.au/family-history/Pages/Convict-abbreviations.aspx

Abbreviations and Commonly Used Terms, Female Factory

https://femalefactory.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Transcribing-Guide.pdf

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Music by Ahjay Stelino