HEADLINES OF OLD: July 2017

ASSIGNMENTS/INDENTURES

courtesy of AMW

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The indenture paper above was typical of those issued to all who were indentured/ assigned to various landowners or sometimes businesses. To be 'released' this way, the convicts had to show they were well behaved, willing to work and could be trusted. Of course, not all lasted the time they were allotted, but many did, often going on to stay with their particular employer even when they were given their tickets of leave, certificates of freedom, conditional releases or pardons, as discussed in earlier posts in this series.

I couldn't resist adding the item below, as a sample of what records are being digitised.. this is just an indent list, but what treasures will we have access to in the near future..

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State Archives and Records NSW

Sample of what's available in 'Sentenced beyond the seas' - a project to digitise and index Australia's early convict records.

Charles Coleman Maidenstone Kent 7th July 1788 seven years

Henry Sayers Lancaster, Lancaster 26 March 1787 fourteen years

William Aspinall Lancaster " 26 March 1787 fourteen years

William Barnes Lancaster " 18th August 1788 seven years

John Bradburn " " 24 March 1788 "

Mary Chadderton " " " "

William Jenkins Monmouth, Monmouth 26th March 1787 "

James Morgan " " 26th July 1787 "

Margaret Jones Old Bailey Middlesex 9th September 1789 Life

Edward Harrington Thetford, Norfolk 22nd March 1787 fourteen years

William Hanson Norwich, Norfolk 30 July 1787 seven years

Edmund Tricken " " " "

John Dease King's Lyn (?) " 11 August 1787 "

Mary Frost Thetford, Norfolk 19 March 1789 "

Peter Gillies ak James Taglish ak Newcastle Northumberland 4th Aug 1787 seven years

upon Tyne

John Totts " " " "

Paul Hufton Nottingham 26 July 1787 seven years

John Hanley ak William Bentley Peterborough Northampton 22nd April 1789 fourteen years

There was a lot of time taken with preparing assignment papers and notices, the lists were published in the press at the time as well as posted outside police 'posts'. Initially, convicts had to have a separate copy of their papers, each time they had a new assignment. This was slowing the whole process down, so a change was made.

Instead, convicts were issued with passes that had to shown to each person they were assigned to, so as to prove who they were.

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 11 April 1832 (No.6)

National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230388207

They had the name and a description of the convict and were often signed by the police in the district that they had left as well as the one they went to.
This one was for Edward Evans..

Courtesy of National Museum of Australia

Those convicts who were well behaved and good workers were often assigned to farmers or those in need of reliable labour, with the full agreement of the authorities, providing their passes were signed by the local police.

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 2 May 1832 (No.9)

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230388292

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 30 May 1832 (No.13)

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230388468

It was not only the male convicts that were assigned to work in other areas. The Female Factory was a great source of labour, but it seems this wasn't without problems... I wonder if the threat of a fine, for returning the women before one month, was effective... after all 40/- (40 shillings) was quite a sum of money back then.
The government was saving itself money as the employer was responsible for all costs for the women while they were with them.

An interesting edict appeared in the press in 1832..

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 13 June 1832 (No.15)

National Library of Australia

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230388549

and continued at

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 20 June 1832 (No.16)

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230388597

RETURN OF ALL CONVICTS ASSIGNED BETWEEN THE 1ST DAY OF JANUARY AND THE LAST DAY OF MARCH 1832.

This is just the first page of the list... it is far too large to post in detail, but you will be able to find the lists by using the information above... I haven't found the reason why they were all to be returned, perhaps for a muster or just to be able to give others positions. I'd love to know how many were missing, there were sure to be some.
These notices appeared on a regular basis.

This pass is for Thomas Simms,
a one day pass for a convict of good behaviour, who was allowed to visit his friends. It is great to see just how many of these documents have survived.

Courtesy of the National Museum of Australia.

Return of Female Convicts Assigned to Settlers and Other Persons

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 11 July 1832 (No.19)

National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230388737

Page 1/(177)

Pages 177-181 inclusive

As there aren't as many listings of female convicts as there are of men, I have included a partial transcript of the relevant pages below. I found it interesting to see just what kind of work they were assigned to do.

RETURN OF FEMALE CONVICTS ASSIGNED TO

SETTLERS AND OTHER PERSONS FROM THE

FACTORY AT PARRAMATTA, AND THE SHIP

" PYRAMUS," ON ARRIVAL, BETWEEN THE 1st

OF JANUARY AND THE 31st MARCH. 1832.

1. AUSTIN ELLEN, Kains, house ser-

vant, to Mrs. Suttor, Baulkham Hills.

2. Austin Elizabeth, Competitor, house servant,

to William Rossiter, Elizabeth-street, Sydney.

3. Armstrong Margaret, Palambam, laundress,

to Edmond Burke, Kent street, Sydney.

4. Anderson Catherine, Asia, all work, to

Elizabeth Grimstone, George-street, Sydney.

5. Allen Mary, Sovereign, all work, to James

Whigham, 41, Sussex street, Sydney

6. Allen Judith, City Edinburgh, laundress,

to Thomas Fitzgerald, Pitt-street, Sydney

7. Allen Mary A., Asia, laundress, to Robert

Lowe, J.P. Bringelly.

8. Ahern Catherine, City Edinburgh, all work,

to Villiers Pearce, Bathurst.

9. Armstrong Ann, Hooghley, house servant,

to Wm. Hutchinson, George street, Sydney.

10. Allen Margaret, Earl Liverpool, cook, &c.

to William Ogilvie, Merton, Hunter's River.

11. Allen Ann, Kains, laundress, to Female

Orphan Institution, Parramatta

12. BLACKWOOD ELIZA, Rosslyn Castle,

wash, &c. to John Horsley, Liverpool

13. Barker Mary, Sovereign, all work, to Henry

Thacher, 37, Phillip-street, Sydney

14. Byrne Elizabeth, Elizabeth (4), all work,

to Catharine Doran, Pennant Hills

15. Byrne Mary, Palambam, all work, to Eliza-

beth Small, Kissing Point

16. Brown Johanna, Princess Royal, house maid,

to R. Brooks, Denham Court

17. Boulter Susannah, Earl Liverpool, house ser-

vant, to Clement Gold, Brickfield-hill, Sydney

18. Bannister Harriet, Princess Royal, house

servant, to Charles Marsden, South Creek

19. Brett Sarah, Rosslyn Castle, house servant,

to Richard Jones, M.C. Sydney

20. Boyle Betty, City Edinburgh, dairy woman,

to John Lacey, Parramatta

21. Boyle Ann, Asia, house maid, to Anna M.

Vine, Kirkham

22. Brien Mary, City Edinburgh, all work, to

Thomas Dargen, Windsor

23. Barry Catherine, Asia, house servant, to

John West, Bathurst

24. Butler Bridget, Kains, wash and all work,

to Robert Johnson, Annandale

25. Boden Alice, Competitor, wash and iron, to

S. M. Ward, 47, Upper Pitt-street, Sydney

26. Britton Matilda, Earl Liverpool, nurse and

wash, to Ann Stubbs, Port Stephens

27. Brown Sarah, Louisa, cook, to Female Or-

phan Institution, Parramatta

28. Bowick Sarah, Lucy Davidson, needle wo-

man, to M. A. Carne, Appin

29. Burke Penelope, Almorah, laundress, to

William Ogilvie, Merton, Hunter's River

30. Brennan Isabella, Harmony, laundress, to

George Morris, George-street, Sydney

31. Bannister Harriet, Princess Royal, house

servant, to Mrs. Barnes, Parramatta

32. Betts Eliza, Sovereign, house servant, to

Robert Lethbridge, Prospect

33. Brabbin Ann, Sovereign, nurse, to Bridget

Cooper, Liverpool-road, Irish Town

34. Birmingham Julia, Forth, wash and iron,

to Elizabeth Weavers, Sydney

35. Bronoban Mary, Hooghley, dairy woman,

to Mary Keldriff, Windsor

36. Beckley Ann, Earl Liverpool, wash, and

iron, to N. L. Kentish, Parramatta

37. Butterworth Ann, Harmony, milk, &c. to

J. Armstrong ,Wilberforce

38. Brien Betty, Princess Royal, wash, &c. to

J. M'Loughlin, York-street, Sydney

39. Bedford Margaret, Hooghley, laundress, to

Bridget Kennedy, Liverpool-street, Sydney

40. Barnet Ann, Janus, general servant, to

Joseph Farres, Windmill-street, Sydney

41. Brien Rose, Asia, wash, &c, to John Bar-

ter, Argyle-street, Sydney

42. Brien Mary, City Edinburgh, all work, to

Thomas Salter, Pitt-street, Sydney

43. Byrne Mary, Palambam, laundress, to John

Atkinson, Wilberforce

44. Barry Mary, Brothers, house servant, to

Hercules Watts, 57, Phillip-street, Sydney

45. CHARLES ANN, Sovereign, house maid,

to James Laidley, Woolloomoolloo, Sydney

46. Connolly Catherine, Hooghley, laundress,

to H. H. Howell, Castlereagh-street, Sydney

47. Carr Mary, Asia, house maid, to William

Todhunter, Bent-street, Sydney

48. Connors Bridget, Hooghley, needle woman,

to Rev. J. Vincent, Upper Pitt-street, Sydney

49. Carr Jane, Lord Wellington, laundress, to

Cyrus M'Doyle, Hawkesbury

50. Cassidy Sophia, Forth, house maid, to Jas.

Pearson, 84, Pitt-street, Sydney

51. Corrigan Bridget, Forth, house servant, to

Roger Murphy, Liverpool-street, Sydney

52. Corley Ann, Kains, all work, to Foord Bay-

liss, 23, Phillip-street, Sydney

53. Cotterill Elizabeth, Lucy Davidson, wash,

&c. to A. Foss, 18, Pitt-street, Sydney

54. Connellan Mary, Hooghley, all work, to

William M'Canna, Kent-street, Sydney

55. Carroll Ann, Louisa, laundress, to Mrs.

Blaxland, Newington

56. Cusack Bridget, City Edinburgh, house

servant, to Mary Harmer, near Toll Gate,

Sydney

57. Canty Mary, Earl Liverpool, house servant,

to Bridget Kenneally, Sussex-street, Sydney

58. Connolly Margaret, Hooghley, all work, to

Robert Eagling, Hunter-street, Sydney

59. Connors Bridget, Elizabeth, house servant,

to John Palmer, Parramatta

60. Campbell Margaret, Lady Rowena, washer-

woman, to Sarah Galvin, Upper Minto

61. Collins Catherine, Forth, all work, to Tho-

mas Hammond, Campbelltown

62. Coffin Margaret, Princess Royal, house-

maid, to Mrs. Mitchell, Woolloomoolloo

63. Cahill Ann, Palambam, house servant, to

George Brown, Illawarra

64. Corrigan Eliza, Asia, country servant, to

Thomas Eather, Richmond

65. Carrol Mary, Edward, country work, to Wil-

liam Smith, Cornwallis.

66. Carty Caroline, Rosslyn Castle, wet nurse,

to John Langdon, George-street, Sydney

67. Carrol Margaret, Palambam, house servant,

to John Street, Bathurst

68. Carty Dorothy, Edward, house servant, to

Francis Little, Hunter's River

69. Carlisle Sarah, Asia, house servant, to James

Curry, Military Barracks, Sydney

70. Coote Catherine, Palambam, house servant,

to Peter Hanslow, 44, Clarence-street, Sydney

Continued on Page 178

71. Connell Ellen, Edward, house servant, to

Mary Callaghan, Castlereagh-street, Sydney
72. Carrol Jane, Hooghley, laundress, to Mary

Reynolds, Pitt-street, Sydney

73. Collins Margaret, Grenada, all work, to

Samuel Hill, Parramatta

74. Clifford Bridget, Hooghley, house servant,

to J. Blaxland, Newington

75. Campbell Mary, Brothers, laundress, to

Jane Eliza Wylde, Cabramatta

76. Curven Ellen, Competitor, laundress, to

to Male Orpan Institution, Liverpool

77. Callaghan Fanny, Sovereign, house servant,

to John Hillas, jun., Argyle

78. Curley Margaret, Forth, house servant, to

Villiers Pearce, Bathurst

79. Cook Ann, Palambam, housemaid, to A. K.

Mackenzie, Bathurst

80. Coyle Catherine, Hooghley, housemaid, to

Samuel Clift, Maitland

81. Collins Mary, Princess Royal, housemaid,

to Denis Hasset, George-street, Sydney

82. Carrol Hester, Forth, general servant, to

Thomas Petty, 18, Hunter-street, Sydney

83. Cragie Ann, Earl Liverpool, house servant,

to E. M. Redmond, Brickfield Hill, Sydney
84. Cotter Ann, Lady Rowena, laundress, to

Sergeant Martin, 17th Regiment, Barracks,
Sydney

85. Carrol Ann, Louisa, laundress, to William

Shelley, Parramatta

86. Campbell Mary, Brothers, all work, to Wil-

liam Dean, Melville

87. Cleft Sarah, Kains, laundress, to W. H.

Hovell, Narrellan

88. Corcoran Mary, Hooghley, house servant,

to Thomas Lynch, Wilberforce

89. Cross Sarah, Lucy Davidson, cook, to Female

Orphan Institution, Parramatta

90. Carty Bridget, Forth, all work, to John

Howe, Burra Burra, Argyle

91. Connor Ann, Asia, laundress, to Henry

Howell, Castlereagh-street, Sydney

92. Carroll Jane, Hooghley, wash, &c. to Henry

Ashley, Hunter-street, Sydney

93. Coridon Joanna, Hooghley, house servant,

to L. Ralph, 119, Pitt-street, Sydney

94. Conroy Jane, Forth, laundress, to William

Hayes, Eastern Creek, Melville

95. Cassidy Sophia, Forth, general servant, to

John M'Loughlin, 17, York-street, Sydney

96. Crosby Mary, Asia, house servant, to

Timothy Foley, Castlereagh-street, Sydney

97. Clancey Bridget, Hooghley, all work, to

David Ruxton, 9, Cumberland-street, Sydney
98. DELANEY MARY, Brothers, house ser-

vant, to William Kearns, Lower Minto

99. Dillon Mary, Hooghley, all work, to H. C.

Scarman, Lieutenant 39th Regiment, Phillip-
street, Sydney

100. Donovan Margaret, Hooghley, wash, &c.

to Thomas Browne, 8, Erskine-street, Sydney
101. Doyle Mary, Asia, all work, to Susannah

Cave, George-street, Sydney

102., Downes Margaret,. Elizabeth, house ser-

vant, to Hannah Cooper, Park-street, Sydney
103. Davies Elizabeth, Harmony, all work, to

T. N. Cape, Kent-street, Sydney

104. Dwyer Ellen, Sovereign, laundress, to

Ann Hughes, Liverpool

105. Dowling Charlotte, Kains, all work, to

Charles Harper, 37, Upper Pitt-street, Syd-

ney

106. Dardis Mary, Forth, all work, to William

Long, Commercial Tavern, Sydney

107. Darcey Mary, Asia, housemaid, to Thomas

Agars, Kent-street, Sydney

108. Delaney Ann, Brothers, housemaid, to

James Raymond (Postmaster), Sydney

109. Downey Mary, Brothers, housemaid, to C.

O'Brien, lllawarra

110. Downer Augusta, Competitor, housemaid,

to Sarah Harvey, Parramatta

111. Doyle Margaret, Palambam, wash, &c. to

Jane Fisher, Prince-street, Sydney

112. Doran Mary, Forth, cook, to P. McPher-

son, Captain 17th Regiment, Sydney

113. Driscoll Ellen, Edward, nurse maid, to P.

M'Pherson, Captain 17th Regiment, Sydney
114. Dixon Margaret, Palambam, house servant,

to Mary A. Smedly, Macquarie-street, Sydney
115. Donohoe Catherine, Princess Royal, house

servant, to Michael M'Cormick, Castlereagh-
street, Sydney

116. Delaney Mary, Brothers, to wind bobbins,

to William Smith, Parramatta

117. Darby Ann, City of Edinburgh, laundress,

to Andrew Nash, Parramatta

118. Darney Mary, Hooghley, housemaid, to

Henry Hewitt, Maitland

119. Denis Louisa, Rosslyn Castle, laun-

dress, to the Rev. F. Wilkinson, Hambledon
120. Dowling Charlotte, Kains, nurse, to

Richard Watts, Richmond

121. Dyson Margaret, Kains, house servant,

to Hannah Buckel, 42, Prince-street, Syd-

ney

122. Dillon Ann, Forth, house servant, to

Austin M'Ginty, Kent-street, Sydney

123. Delaney Mary, Brothers, house servant,

to Richard Guise, Bywong, Argyle

124. Doyle Margaret, Palambam, general

servant, to the Rev. J. Vincent, Upper Pitt-
street, Sydney

125. EAGAN MARY, Lucy Davidson,

wash, &c. to William Pawley, 50, Castle-
reagh-street, Sydney

126. Emmerson Mary, Elizabeth, all work, to

Mrs. Russell, Elizabeth-street, Sydney

127. FREEMAN MARGARET Asia, wash,

&c. to Richard Rouse, Rouse Hill

128. Foster Ann, Rosslyn Castle, cook and

wash, to J. E. Ebsworth, Port Stephens

129. Foley Mary, Hooghley, laundress, to

John M. Weiss, King-street, Sydney

130. Fogarty Ann, Edward, house servant, to

Henry Marr, Castlereagh-street, Sydney

131. Freer Catherine, Mary Ann, house ser-

vant, to Edward Flood, George-street, Syd-

ney

132. Field Catherine, Brothers, house ser-

vant, to Joseph Orton, Prince-street, Sydney
133. Fitzsimons Margaret, Palambam, all

work, to Elizabeth Mayo, Newcastle

134. Frazer Ann, Brothers, house servant, to

Edward G. Cory, Paterson's River

135. Fitzgerald Catherine, Hooghley, servant,

and house servant, to Elizabeth Underwood,
Ashfield Park

136. Flaherty Margaret, Asia, all work, to

Ann Leary, Kent-street, Sydney

137. Fergusson Ann, Asia, house servant, to

Mary A. Rochford, Burn Farm, Sydney

138. Flaherty Mary, Asia, house servant, to

the Rev. F. Wilkinson, Hambledon

Continued on Page 179

139. Field Catherine, Brothers, house ser-

vant, to Caroline Jackson, Liverpool Road
140. Foy Mary, Palambam, house servant, to

George Morris, George-street, Sydney

141. Fencane Bridget, Edward, house ser-

vant, to Thomas Slaytor, Goulburn-street, Syd

ney

142. Featherstone Bridget, Forth, all work,

to W. H. Warland, Page's River, County

Brisbane

143. Flaherty Mary, Asia, all work, to Cyrus

M. Doyle, Hawkesbury

144. Flood Catherine, Forth, laundress, to

Margaret Connors, Breakfast Creek

146. Freeman Margaret, Asia, house servant,

to Joshua Holt, George-street, Sydney

146. Fitzgerald Mary, Sovereign, laundress,

to John Maher, Clarence-street, Sydney

147. Fox Mary, Hooghley, all work, to Mrs.

Blaxland, Newington

148. Finn Johanna, Edward, all work, to

Richard Townsend, York-street, Sydney

149. Foley Mary, Hooghley, laundress, to

John Maher, Clarence-street, Sydney

150. GIBSON ELIZABETH, Asia, laun-

dress, to Thomas Evernden, Bathurst

151. Green Alice, Kains, cook, milk, and

sew, to Joshua Thorp, Sydney

152. Greg Ann, Lucy Davidson, house ser-

vant, to William Hobby, Nepean

153. Garvey Mary, Elizabeth, all work, to

Ann Shepherd, Market-street, Sydney

154. Golding Eliza, Hooghley, all work, to

Caleb Salter, Argyle-street, Sydney

155. Gleeson Mary, Asia, all work, to Sophia

J. Doyle, Lower Portland Head

156. Gratton Ann, Harmony, all work, to
William Jones, Darling Harbour, Sydney

157. Garvey Mary, Elizabeth, all work, to

John McLoughlin, 17, Market-street, Sydney
158. Gill Ann, Rosslyn Castle, house servant,

to James Tod Goodsir, Woolloomoolloo, Syd

ney

159. Gorman Margaret, Earl Liverpool, house

servant, to Elizabeth Kearns, Upper Minto

160. Gunn Janet, Earl Liverpool, house ser-

vant, to Thomas Connor, 19, Cambridge
street, Sydney

161. Guilfoile Honora, Hooghley, all work, to

Caleb Salter, Argyle-street, Sydney

162. Green Rosana, Lucy Davidson, all work,

to Charlotte Chadburn, 3, Denmark Place,
Sydney

163. Gilligan Eliza, Hooghley, washer, to

Henry Howell, Castlereagh-street, Sydney

164. Garvey Mary, Elizabeth, cook and milk,

to Edward Joseph Keith, Race Course, Syd

ney

165. Gray Jean, Earl Liverpool, cook, &c.

to H. C. Antill, Stone Quarry

166. Garver Norah, Earl Liverpool, all work,

to Sarah M'Guigan, George-street, Sydney

167. Gorman Catherine, Sovereign, wet nurse,

to Henry Shadforth, Parramatta

168. Geary Ellen, Asia, all work, to George

Loder, Windsor

169. Green Ann, Rosslyn Castle, general ser-

vant, to Captain Edwards, 17th Regiment,
Sydney

170. Grayson Margaret, Princess Charlotte,

all work, to Mary Jones, 29, Kent-street,
Sydney

171. Green Margaret, Asia, all work, to

Cordelia Suttor, Bathurst

172. Goulding Eliza, Hooghley, house maid,

to Margaret Booty, 11, Kent-street, Sydney

173. Gordon Elizabeth, Earl Liverpool, all

work, to William Roberts, Pitt-street, Syd

ney

174. Gunn Janet, Earl Liverpool, house ser-

vant, to Patrick Leary, Liverpool-street,
Sydney

1175. Griffin Mary, Elizabeth, all work, Char-

lotte Gibbons, Liverpool-street, Sydney

176. Guilfoile Honora, Hooghley, all work,

to Frances Brown, Chisholm's Cottage, Syd-
ney.

177. Gilligan Mary, Palambam, laundress, to

George Graham, Campbelltown

178. Gorman Elizabeth, Asia, house servant,

to Christopher Flynn, 2, George-street, Syd-

ney

179. Green Eliza, Earl Liverpool, house servant,

to Patrick Conlon, Clarence-street, Sydney

180. HOLDEN SARAH, Kains, wash and

iron, to Edward W. Bayliss, 22, Phillip
street, Sydney

181. Harrison, Esther, Louisa, house servant, to

Edward Joseph Keith, Pitt-street, Sydney

182. Harris Eliza, Kains, needlewoman, to Ann

Alderson, 2, King-street, Sydney

183. Holmes Jane, Kains, all work, to Thomas

May (wheelwright), Sydney

184. Heley Mary, Hooghley, needlewoman, to

Mary Reynolds, Pitt-street, Sydney

185. Handlin Margaret, Kains, all work, to

Jane Bemi, Prince-street, Sydney

186. Hynes Jane, Palambam, wash, &c. to Rev.

J. Vincent, Upper Pitt-street, Sydney

187. Hoane Maria, Edward, milk, &c. to David

Foley, Pittwater

188. Higgins Eliza, Forth, all work, to Alex-

ander Martin, 21, Elizabeth-street, Sydney

189. Hamilton Ann, Kains, housemaid, to J. E.

Manning, Ultimo, Sydney

190. Healey Maria, Kains, nursery maid, to

Martha G. Smith, Castlereagh-street, Sydney
191. Hynes Julia, Palambam, house servant, to

Elizabeth Kearns, Upper Minto

192. Hughes Mary, Harmony, house servant, to

Margaret Woodhead, 12, Kent-street, Sydney
193. Harris Eliza, Kains, all work, to John

Maher, Clarence-street, Sydney

194. Henderson Margaret, Lucy Davidson, all

work, to Edward Churchill, Portland Head

195. Healey Mary, Hooghley, needlewoman, to

Ann Campbell, Glebe Land, Liverpool Road
196. Hill Margaret, Asia, laundress, to Chris

topher M'Guire, Woolloomoolloo

197. Handlin Margaret, Kains, wash and iron,

to George Milner Slade, Elizabeth-street,
Sydney

198. Hynes Julia, Palambam, all work, to Jo-

seph Myers, Crosby, Prospect

199. Hanley Teresa, Elizabeth, all work, to

James Pearson, Pitt-street, Sydney

200. Hanratty Ellen, Edward, laundress, to

J. K. M'Dougall, Baulkham Hills

201. Holmes Jane, Kains, all work, to William

Moffitt, 8, King-street, Sydney

202. Halfpenny Margaret, Palambam, all work,

to Peter Webster, Hunter-street, Sydney

203. Hughes Mary, Harmony, house servant, to

Mary Leburn, George-street, Sydney

204. Handlin Margaret, Kains, wash, &c. to

John Kellick, Phillip-street, Sydney

205. Hawkins Frances, Kains, all work, to John

Morris, Market Wharf, Sydney

Continued on Page 180

206. Hell Margaret, Asia, house servant, to

Elizabeth Shelley, Parramatta

207. Healey Maria, Kains, needle and nurse, to

Captain M'Pherson, 17th Regt. Sydney

208. Healey Mary, Competitor, house servant,

to Thomas Byrne, Upper Pitt street, Sydney
209. JONES SARAH, Kains, nurse maid, to

H. C. Antill, Stonequarry

210. Jones Elizabeth, Princess Royal, house

maid, to Maria Dowling, Woollomoolloo

211. Jenkins Margaret, Sovereign, wash, &c. to

John Terry, Box Hill

212. Irwin Margaret, Asia, all work, to Mar-
garet Boyd, Cambridge-street, Sydney

213. Jarvis Ann, Competitor, house servant, to

Rev. F. Wilkinson, Hambledon

214. Jones Ann,Kains, house servant, to George

Edwards, Brisbane Water

215. James Mary, Hooghley, house servant, to

to William Ogilvie, Hunter's River

216. Irwin Susan, Hooghley, house servant, to
Sarah Colls, Banks' Town

217. Jackson Margaret, Grenada, all work, to

Walter Rotton, Maitland

218. Johnson Ellen, Edward, wash, &c. to John

Wells, George-street, Sydney

219. Jones Ann, Lucy Davidson, house servant,

to John Nobbs, Surry Hills, Sydney

220. Jaffray Ellen, Earl Liverpool, wash,&c. to

Joseph Thompson, Prince-street, Sydney

221. Johnson Bridget, Elizabeth, all work, to
John Smith, 45, Upper Pitt-street, Sydney

222. Jeffries Margaret, Hooghley, house ser-

vant, to John Leak, Castlereagh-street, Syd-

ney

223. Jaffray Helen, Earl Liverpool, house ser-

vant, to John James, Elizabeth-street, Sydney
224. KING SUSANNAH, Princess Royal,

house servant, to S. S. Simpson, Castlereagh-
street, Sydney

225. Kieley Margaret, Edward, general servant,

to John Cooper, Liverpool Road

226. Kevin Mary, Hooghley, nurse, to Male

Orphan Institution, Liverpool

227. King Jane, Rosslyn Castle, all work, wash,

to Mrs. Faithfull, Richmond

228. Kelly Bridget, Forth, all work, to James

Pearson, Pitt-street, Sydney,

229. Keefe Mary, Brothers, all work, to Job

Handley, Liverpool-street, Sydney

230. Kean Martha, Earl Liverpool, all work, to

Rev. J. Orton, Sydney

231. Kelly Mary, Palambam, washerwoman, to

John Rotton, Upper Pitt street, Sydney

232. Kelly Mary, Hooghley, laundress, to Eli-

zabeth Kelly, Cumberland-street, Sydney

233. Keefe Honora, Lady Rowena, house ser-

vant, to George Tafe, Illawarra

234. Keating Ellen, Hooghley, all work, to M.

B. Browne, Windsor

235. Kelly Mary, Hooghley, all work, to Jona-

than Hassall, South Creek

236. Kirkpatrick Eliza, Asia, laundress, to P.

N, Anley, Maitland

237. Kean Margaret, Earl Liverpool, wash, &c.

to George Acres, Heywood

238. Kelly Margaret, Rosslyn Castle, all work,

to Maria Moses, Castlereagh-street, Sydney

239. Kelly Mary, Earl Liverpool, wash and

iron, to W. George Barker, Botany Road,
Sydney

240. Kelly Margaret, Asia, laundress, to H.

Howell, Castlereagh-street, Sydney

241. King Mary, Kains, house servant, to H.

Blaxland, Newington

242. Keen Catherine, Lucy Davidson, house

servant, to George Windham, Dalwood, Hun-

ter's River

243. Kelly Jane, Asia, cook, to John Buckland,

Cowpastures

244. Lonan Catherine, Forth, laundress, to E.

Lockyer, Erminton, Kissing Point

245. Lunn Margaret, Princess Charlotte, needle-

woman, to John Boilean, Kent-street, Sydney

246. Latham Martha, Earl Liverpool, all work,

to William Butt, 68 Cumberland-street, Sydney

247. Levy Ann, Mary Ann, house servant, to

Francis Mowatt, Narrellan

248. Laffen Catherine, Forth, all work, to Robert

Cooper, jun. George-street, Sydney

249. Lloyd Ann, Rosslyn Castle, laundress, to Sarah

Cooper, George-street, Sydney

250. Leopard Charlotte, Grenada, all work, to

Henry Thatcher, 37 Phillip-street, Sydney

251. Lennon Bridget, City Edinburgh, general

servant, to Peter Stuckey, Yass Plains

252. Lang Mary, Elizabeth, house servant, to

George Walpole, Windsor

253. Larther Harriet, Louisa, laundress, to Ensign

Farmer, 39th Regt. Sydney

254. Lee Mary, Mary, all work, to A. M. Kentish,

Parramatta

255. Lyons Margaret, Princess Royal, all work, to

Mary Raine, Parramatta

256. Lynch Catherine, Hooghley, all work, to

Edward Lakeman, Parramatta

257. Ludlow Sarah, Grenada, house maid, to Robert

Campbell, Bligh-street, Sydney

258. Lahiff Eliza, Forth, house maid, to B.

M'Loughlin, Market-house, Sydney

259. MURPHY MARY, Kains, all work, to James

Warman, Field of Mars

260. Mac O'Brien Ann, Asia, wash, &c. to Mary

Burcher, Liverpool

261. M'Evoy Ellen, Asia, house servant, to S. M.

Burrows, Kent-street, Sydney

262. M'Donald Jane, Earl Liverpool, laundress, to

John Tyre, Liverpool-street, Sydney

263. Mortimore Charlotte, Asia, nurse, to William

Thompson, Goulburn-street, Sydney

264. Montague Eliza, Kains, house servant, to

Michael M'Quade, Windsor

265. M'Anally Mary, Palambam, laundress, to

George Sippe, George-street Sydney

266. Maloney Mary, Hooghley, all work, to John

Wheeler, Phillip-street, Sydney

267. M'Carty Ellen, City Edinburgh, house servant,

to Margaret M'Loughlin, Market-house Sydney

268. Malone Mary, Forth, all work, to Joseph

Jackson, Castlereagh-street, Sydney

269. Maloney Mary, Palambam, house maid, to

Robert Campbell, Bligh-street, Sydney

270. Mara Margaret, City Edinburgh, servant, to

Mary Green, Parramatta

271. M'Cormack Catherine, Asia, laundress, to Mrs.

C. Palmer, Parramatta

272. Murphy Judith, Asia, laundress, to Jane

Bateman, Parramatta

273. M'Canna Bridget, Asia, house servant, to Dr

Kenny, Campbelitown

274. Marshall Margaret, Lucy Davidson, house

servant, to John Wild, Cawdor

275. Means Mary, Asia, wash, &c. to Jonn Burrows

Liverpool

276. M'Mahon Sarah, Hooghley, all work, to Mary,

Piper, Erskine-street, Sydney

Continued on Page 181

277. Murray Ellen, Princess Charlotte, all work, to

Cornelius Prout, Elizabeth-street, Sydney

278. Maloney Mary, Palambam, washerwoman, to

Robert Gooch, Parramatta

279. McArdell Bridget, Brothers, wash, &c. to

Pierce Colletts, Mount York

280. Madden Sarah, Asia, all work, to Mary Lark-

ham, Sydney

281, McGragh Honora, Lucy Davidson, laundress, to

George Weller, Cleveland-house, Sydney

282. Mitchell Mary, Morley, laundress, to M.

Napthali (Publican), Sydney

283. Mullens Ann, Forth, house servant, to Daniel

Donohoe, Cleavelands, Sydney

284. McGrath, Mary, Hooghley, house servant, to

George Acres, Heywood,

285. Moody Ann, Asia, house servant, to W. H.

Hovell , Narrellan

286. Murphy Margaret, Hooghley, dairy maid, to

John Warby, Campbelltown

287. Meehan Mary, Hooghley, house servant, to

Anna M. O'Reilley, 36, Upper Pitt-street Sydney
288. McCray, Jane, Hooghley, house servant, to

James Brown Glebe Cottage, Sydney

289. McCarthy Mary, Hooghley, house servant, to

James Foulcher, Parramatta

290. McDonough Catherine, Hooghley, all work, to

Sophia Higgins, Dog and Duck, Sydney

291. Mullens Honora, Asia, wash, &c, to Jemima

Egar, Macquarie-street, Sydney

292. Madden Sarah, Asia, all work, to Benjamin

Bedford, Pitt-street, Sydney

293. Mahony Margaret, City Edinburgh, washer-

woman, to James Watsford, Parramatta

294. Metcalf Martha, Rosslyn Castle, house servant,

to Rev. R. Cartwright, Liverpool

295. Mead Ellen, Hooghley, all work, to E. S.

Hall (Monitor Office), Sydney

296. M'Pherson, Mary, Kains, all work, to Francis

Little, Hunter's River

297. M'Mullens Eliza, Edward, needlewoman, to

Stephen Greenhill, Elizabeth-street, Sydney

298. M'Farlane Catherine, Earl Liverpool, laundress,

to John Piper, Bathurst

299. Mullen Ann, Forth, nurse, to Joseph Wagdon,

Baulkham Hills

300. McAndrew Margaret, Earl Liverpool, needle

woman, to Mary Davies, 97, Kent-street, Sydney
301. M'Ardell Bridget, Brothers, laundress, to John

Blaxland, Newington

302. M'Carthy Ellen, City of Edinburgh, all work,

to Mary Davies, Yass Plains

303. M'Grath Honora, Elizabeth, all work, to Mary

Dung, Pitt-street, Sydney

304. M'Allister, Rose, Louisa, all work, to Susan-

nah Williams, Castlereagh-street, Sydney

305. M'Cormack Mary, Elizabeth, house servant

to Susannah M'Manus, Parramatta

$06. Mullens Bridget, Rosslyn Castle, house servant,

to William Love, Concord

307. Malowney Mary, Palambam, all work, to

Mary Wiseman, Wolombi

308. Mullen Ann, Forth, house servant, to Catherine

Cooper, Brisbane Distillery, Sydney

309. Meaher Mary, Asia, washerwoman, to Charles

Thompson, South Creek

310. Martin Elizabeth, Palambam, house maid to

John Clayton, Kent-street, Sydney

311. M'Guire Catherine, Hooghley, house maid, to

Thomas Henry Hart, Pitt-street, Sydney

312. Murray Ellen, Lady Rowena, wash, &c. to

John Goldsmith, Sussex-street, Sydney

313. Masterson Margaret, Palambam, all work, to

Hannah Cooper, Park-street, Sydney

314. Murray Margaret, Brothers, House servant, to

Daniel Sweeney, Pitt-street, Sydney

315. McEvoy Mary, Palambam, laundress, to H.

Macarthur, Parramatta

316. McGregor, Sarah, Kains, house servant, to

Robert Lowe, Bringelly

317. Matthews Mary, Palambam, laundress, to

Eliza Hayes, 48, Clarence-street, Sydney

313. Mayes Catherine, Kains, house servant, to

Frances Pass, 71, George-street, Sydney

319. M'Allister, Ellen, Palambam, all work, to

Susannah Williams, Upper Castlereagh-street,
Sydney

320. Molloy Bridget, Almorah, house servant, to

George Watkins, 104 Pitt-street, Sydney,

321. Murphy Margaret, Asia, house servant, to

Maria Hensley, George-street, Sydney

322. M'Mahon Sarah, Hooghley, laundress, to

James Whittaker, King and George-street, Sydney
323. Mills Mary, Hooghley, all work, to Charles

Chadburn, George-street, Sydney

324. Massy Sarah, Palambam, house servant, to

Sarah McCooey, Mulgoa

325. Murphy Margaret, Hooghley, all work, to

Hannah Appleton, George-street, Sydney

326. M'Gobrick Mary, Forth, house servant, to

Isaac Moore, Gloster-street, Sydney

327. Mills Mary, Asia, all work, to Mary Gorman,

Prince-street, Sydney

328. Moore Martha, Pyramus, all work, to William

Wynn, Clarence-street, Sydney

329. M'Judeny Bridget, Elizabeth, house servant,

to Thomas Brown, Sydney.

Female Factory, Parramatta,

6th June, 1832.

FRED. A, HELY.

Principal Superintendent of Convicts,
(To be continued.)

This list is concluded at http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230388757/12475370
with a further 5 pages.

There were quite a number of such lists in the gazettes.

You will even find that there lists of Convict Boys... those under the age of 17. It is surprising the number of children that were transported. You can't help but wonder if they were all abandoned or did they have families wondering just whatever happened to their children.. At least if the edict pronounced by the Colonial Secretary was followed, these boys would have had a chance to learn to read and write, and have religious instruction.. most likely not something that would have happened in their previous life.

They were assigned in the same way that the men were, except that they were strictly forbidden to be kept out of the Sydney area, so as not to mix with those who could have lead them even more astray.

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 20 March 1833 (No.55)

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230389899

In 1833, the situation of the Female Factory at Parramatta was listed as follows...

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 12 June 1833 (No.67), page 220 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230390351

This series concludes for now. I hope you have learnt that there is so much available via TROVE and the Government Gazettes, covering whatever particular interest you have in convicts or that era.

The Penitentiary Port Arthur

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You may search by...
the name of the convict
the ship they arrived on
the year
their trade (often they continued in the trade that they had before sentencing)
assignment
indenture
tickets of leave
certificates of freedom
pardons
conditional release
female convicts
male convicts
children transported...
... the options are almost endless.

These are but of few of the links you might find helpful...

British Convict Transportation Registers Database (State Library of Queensland)

How to trace convict ancestry: family history guide (State Library of Queensland)

Convict transportation: related sites, books and more (State Library of Queensland)

Australian convict sites

Convict indexes (New South Wales)

Index to Tasmanian Convicts

Ireland-Australia transportation database *

Western Australia - convict database

The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1913

First Fleet online database

Websites for genealogists - Convict records

Convicts to Australia