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Article Published January 26, 2002
Editor's Corner
By: Rick Roberts,
rick@globalgenealogy.com
Irish Convicts & Free Settlers To Australia
I found an exciting (and free) resource on the internet last night.
The National Archives of Ireland has provided a database of people who were transported to Australia for a variety of crimes and infractions. There are also some 'free settlers' included. Those 'free settlers' were members of the families of those transported.
This valuable resource covers a wide period of time: 1788 to 1868.
Searching the database is easy. Many readers will search the database using names however I also recommend searching it by word or phrase. On my first few searches, I looked for surnames and got the sort of results that you would expect.
Then I searched an uncommon surname 'DEATH' (from Wexford County Ireland). The database did not include anyone of that surname, however I did get several responses to the search, based on the word death being somewhere in the record of one of the convicts... usually 'death sentence'.
I also did some searches by place-name and found some interesting information.
The fields that are included in this database are:
- SURNAME:
- OTHER NAMES:
- ALIAS:
- AGE:
- SEX:
- PLACE OF TRIAL:
- TRIAL DATE:
- PLACE OF IMPRISONMENT:
- DOCUMENT DATE:
- CRIME DESCRIPTION:
- SENTENCE:
- SHIP:
- PETITIONER:
- DOCUMENT REFERENCES:
- MICROFILM REFERENCES:
- COMMENTS:
Not every data field is filled in for every person.
The web site address to search the The National Archives of Ireland
Transportation Records Database is: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search01.html
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French & Native North American
Marriages & Genealogical Records Series,
Vol. 1 to Vol. 6
Author and compiler Paul Brunnell, a descendant of Hurons from Ontario and Quebec, has published his many years of French, Native, Mi'kmaq, and Metis research into the six volumes that you find here. In his own words Mr. Bunnell says......
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The Roman Catholic Parish
of "Our Lady of The Angels"
Moose Creek,Ontario Baptisms,
Marriages and Burials 1882-1925
NOW ON CD
The content is organized alphabetically by surname. There is also an index to help researchers find others who are mentioned in the transcriptions, such as witnesses, named relatives, etc.....
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Research Guide To
Loyalist Ancestors
(Updated and Revised)
This updated research aid lists most of the locations where United Empire Loyalist records may be found throughout the world, and.......
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The New Loyalist Index
Vol. 1 to Vol. 7
Author and compiler Paul Brunnell, UE has researched United Empire Loyalists for more than 30 years, publishing his findings into the seven volumes that.....
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Trimming Yankee Sails:
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Pirates and privateers sailed from New Brunswick ports throughout the 19th century, but their exploits began in earnest during the War of 1812. Amid tales of battles at sea and fortunes lost and won......
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New Brunswick and the Navy:
Four Hundred Years
In 1881, the new Dominion of Canada chose New Brunswick as the base for its naval operations. This the story of New Brunswick's contribution to Canada's storied naval heritage......
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Family Tree Maker for Mac 2
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Makes organizing, researching and sharing your family history easier than ever, whether you're just getting started or already an expert........
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Methodist Obituaries
From The
Christian Guardian,
1891 to 1895
This 11th volume from D.A. McKenzie provides carefully transcribed obituaries for Methodist deaths across Canada with Ontario most heavily represented, Scroll down to Vol. 11 after clicking.......
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