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Convicts

Index [microform] : Australian Joint Copying Project Prison Commission registers, AJCP PCom 2, reels 5971-5991.
Bayswater, W.A. : Convict Historical and Research Group, Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc, 1995. [929.39 CON]

This microfiche index has been compiled from English Prison Commission Registers (AJCP - P.Com 2, Reels 5971-5991). It lists prisoners alphabetically by surname with cross references to aliases. Each entry contains the prisoner's name, reel and Piece number and prison number with additional information such as age, place of conviction and date of transfer from prison or hulk to a different destination. A full explanation of symbols and entries is provided at the start of the index.

Ticket of leave registers, occurrence books and prison earnings [microform].
Bayswater, W.A : Western Australian Genealogical Society, 1989. [929.39 TIC]

This microfiche index has been compiled from Acc. 1386/1-15, which are Perth Ticket of Leave Registers and Occurrence Books held by the State Records Office. It lists convicts alphabetically by surname and also provides convict number, name of ship arrived upon, volume and page number in Acc. 1386 where convict entry can be found and variations of spelling of name.

Convict ticket-of-leave registers [microform] : master index.
[Bayswater, W.A.] : Western Australian Genealogical Society, c2005. [929.3941 CON]

This microfiche index contains details of convicts noted in ticket-of-leave registers from Busselton, Geraldton, Perth, Swan, Toodyay, Vasse and York. The originals are held in the State Records Office. The information extracted includes name, convict number and page number of register.

W.A. convict registers [microform] : Acc. 128.
Perth, W.A : Western Australian Genealogical Society, Convict Historical and Research Group, 1994. [929.39 WA]

This microfiche index has been compiled from Acc. 128/1-43, which are various Convict Registers and Lists held by the State Records Office. It is divided into two parts. Part I is an alphabetical index which lists name and alias if known, convict number, and Volume, folio and page of Acc. 128 where information may be found. Part II has an index and a brief description of information contained on the four reels of microfilm of Acc. 128/1-43.

Western Australian convicts, "R" series [microform].
Perth, W.A : Western Australian Genealogical Society, 1988. [929.39 WES]

This microfiche index has been compiled from Acc. 1156/R1-R33, which are Convict Registers held by the State Records Office. It lists convicts alphabetically by surname and provides convict number, name of ship arrived upon and volume and page number in Acc. 1156 where convict entry can be found (note convicts can appear in more than one register).

Names of convicts from Western Australia can also be located on the Dead Persons Society website. Simply select the name of the ship and a list of convicts arriving on that ship will be displayed. Information provided includes name of convict, convict number, length of sentence, age, place of trial, date of trial, offence for which convicted and any comments.