FEMALE CONVICTS Trove Tuesday 18th May 2021

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Female convicts formed a large part of the workforce in the new colony, as well as many of them becoming married either to their employer, or if both were considered of showing good behaviour, some married a fellow convict.  They don't seem to feature as often in the summaries of our history as the males do... then again, there were far more males than females. 

The following items will not only list females, there are some combined lists, and there are articles that explain the conditions of their employment, either in or out of the Female Factory. Some items posted were to advise the community that more females will be available to hire as servants, etc.

Some are also listed as absconded... as are some males. Such hard times, yet these people helped to found our country.

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-article230388556

NSW Government Gazette 11 Sep 1833

Parramatta Female Factory

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New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 11 February 1835 (No.15) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230654779

Maria Davis was one of 204 convicts transported on the Royal Admiral 1842.

  

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Central Criminal Court
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Royal Admiral
Departure date:	2nd May, 1842
Arrival date:	24th September, 1842
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Saturday 26 October 1839 (No.461) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23038481

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Convict Name: Ellen Crowley Trial Place: Cork County  Trial Date: 25 June 1849 

Sentence: 7 years Notes: Arrival Details    Ship: Earl Grey (4) Arrival Year:1850  

Claim Ellen Crowley as yours

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Life wasn't easy... the following is very detailed, but worth reading to see what our ancestors faced... just to survive was a great achievement.

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Saturday 7 December 1839 (No.473) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230385247

Parramatta Female Factory

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New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 30 December 1840 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230139677

Ann Harris, one of 151 convicts transported on the Edward, 23 April 1834

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Middlesex Session Peace
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Edward
Departure date:	23rd April, 1834
Arrival date:	4th September, 1834
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Friday 19 July 1844 (No.65) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230676689

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Friday 19 June 1846 (No.50) ,  National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230142624

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Tuesday 18 August 1846 (No.69), National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230143378

Ticket of Leave Isabella McGiloray. Convict Records at State Records NSW

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New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Friday 30 July 1847 (No.65), National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230421858

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 14 December 1898 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220968860

Please note: Trove Tuesday is taking a short break.. 

it will return on June 1.

CERTIFICATES OF NATURALISATION SERIES 12 Trove Tuesday 11 May 2021

Many of us are descended from migrants, from all over the world... you could class the convicts that were given a free passage as among the first, along with the soldiers and crews that accompanied them.

Initially, there wasn't any naturalisation ceremonies, you arrived, you stayed...but as numbers increased and times changed, it became necessary to account for all who migrated, even if just to know how many citizens were in the country and know what facilities were needed. All citizens were deemed to be British subjects once they settled here, no matter where they came from.

Finding citizenship records

You can read about the very first naturalisation ceremony in Australia in 1945... and you can listen to a recording. 

Our family came from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Greece, Albania.. and now the Philippines....I think that's all... but always searching to see if there are any I've missed.

On briefly looking through the lists that follow, I found a cousin of my Dad's in one... Maybe you'll recognise some names also. There are many countries represented... have fun searching and please feel free to Comment if you find any of your own. To see when your family were naturalised you might be lucky with Name Search on the National Archives.. This is the link for Basic Search but you will see that there a number of options. Just using Name Search will bring up most records, but for immigration, use Passenger Arrivals... and if no luck, return from time to time and browse through Newly Scanned records as the work of scanning is ongoing.

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Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), Thursday 27 May 1937 (No.25) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232659135

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), Thursday 9 June 1938 (No.35)

National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232688957

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), Thursday 20 October 1938 (No.60)  National Library of Australia  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232655203

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), Thursday 6 July 1939 (No.44) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232669465

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), Thursday 14 September 1939 (No.76)  National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232670714

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), Thursday 12 October 1939 (No.104),  National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232671270