This extensive list gives a few details re the convicts...
Surname, name, ship on which they had been transported to Australia, trade/s, and master/mistress convict assigned to and place. If there is a number after the ship's name, that refers to the voyage.
Many ships made several journeys to and from Australia.
These lists can be of help to trace your ancestors and can help us to learn more about their skills etc. Some convicts stayed in the same area till they were pardoned or given a certificate of freedom ..perhaps even died in the area. To find more about them, there are a number of sites as well as TROVE to try to trace them. Look in the newspapers of the area, look in sites such as Convict Records, Claim a Convict, Trial records - Convicts- National Library of Australia to name just a few.
New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 15 August 1832 (No.24), National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230388886
https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts
1512.
William LEWIS, one of 178 convicts transported on the Portland, 19 November 1831. Arrived 26th Mar 1832
Date of birth 1812, Death 12th July 1886 age 74 years
Crime: housebreaking Convicted at Essex Assizes
Sentence term: life
Extra Details: https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/lewis/william/115740
1533.
Samuel MEAD, also on the Portland journey as above.
Date of birth 1810, Death 29th Dec 1861 aged 51 years
Sentence : 7 years
Extra Details: https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/mead/samuel/123193
1560. Andrew McCANN, Ship Captain Cook, departure date 5th Nov 1831,
arrival 2nd April 1832.
Date of birth 1812, Death 1879 age 67 years
Crime : assault Sentence: 7 years
http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm
Extra Details : https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/mccann/andrew/130569
include description
1021. William PICKTHORNE Ship Portland, departure date 19th Nov 1831, arrival 26th Mar 1832.
Date of birth 1807
Crime : Sheep stealing Sentence: Life
Extra Details : incl. description https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/pickthorne/william/103970
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