Prisoner and Court records often have descriptions of the defendents and those under a charge, hence can add a lot of detail about our ancestors' physical appearance.
| Classification: | Hearth / Window Tax, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate |
| Title: | BAIRD's of Scotland |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20140215101720/http://w... |
| Description: | BAIRD's of Scotland |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer seems to be active. Most information still seems to be accessible. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Braidwood Gaol, NSW Australia, Gaol Entrance Book |
| Link: | http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm |
| Description: | Braidwood Gaol, NSW Australia, Gaol Entrance Book 1856-1899 |
| Extra Info: | Search results include the ship the inmate arrived on, place of birth and physical details. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | BREW One Name Study |
| Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
| Description: | BREW One Name Study |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | British History Online |
| Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/ |
| Description: | British History Online |
| Extra Info: | A variety of records and documents relating to the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Capital Punishment UK |
| Link: | http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/ |
| Description: | Capital Punishment UK - The Resource Site for the History of Capital Punishment |
| Extra Info: | Includes the histories of 'hanging' prisons. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Claim a Convict |
| Link: | http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/ |
| Description: | Connects Researchers on the Same Convicts |
| Extra Info: | This site offers researchers a free service that enables those researching the same convicts ancestors to contact each other directly by email. |
| Classification: | Newspapers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Connected Histories |
| Link: | https://www.connectedhistories.org/ |
| Description: | British History Sources, 1500-1900 |
| Extra Info: | From the Universities of London, Hertfordshire, and Sheffield. Burney collection of newspapers, British History Online, the Charles Booth Archive, Old Bailey Online and much more... |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convict - Australian Convict Transportation Registers |
| Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Ships Arriving 1791-1868 |
| Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Ships Arriving 1791-1868 |
| Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convict Death Register - New South Wales, Australia |
| Link: | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 |
| Description: | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 |
| Extra Info: | Includes name, age, transport ship, date of burial and comments. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convict Records of Australia |
| Link: | https://convictrecords.com.au/ |
| Description: | British Convict Transportation Register 1787-1867 |
| Extra Info: | This website allows you to search the British Convict transportation register for convicts transported to Australia between 1787-1867. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convict Transportation Registers to Australia |
| Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - First Fleet, 1787-1788 |
| Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - First Fleet, 1787-1788 |
| Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convict Transportation Registers to Australia |
| Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Second Fleet, 1789-1790 |
| Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Second Fleet, 1789-1790 |
| Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convict Transportation Registers to Australia |
| Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Third Fleet, 1791 |
| Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Third Fleet, 1791 |
| Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convicts - Licences of Parole for Female Convicts |
| Link: | Licences of Parole for Female Convicts, 1853-1871, 1883-1887 |
| Description: | Licences of Parole for Female Convicts, 1853-1871, 1883-1887 |
| Extra Info: | Documentation surrounding the licences to be at large given to some 4,400 other female prisoners between 1853 and 1887. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convicts Index for Tasmania |
| Link: | https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU... |
| Description: | Names Index of Tasmania |
| Extra Info: | Search the names index for convicts transported to Tasmania, convicts permissions to marry and more. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Convicts to Australia Website |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200210171711/http://... |
| Description: | Convicts to Australia Website |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Lists of convicts, the ships, the work gangs and more. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
| Title: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations |
| Link: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations |
| Description: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775 |
| Extra Info: | Includes information on the ships they were sent on as well as the master of the ship. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Divorce - The National Archives |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | A guide to help you to find the different types of records which exist for divorce and separation. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Free Settler or Felon Website |
| Link: | https://www.freesettlerorfelon.com/ |
| Description: | Free Settler or Felon Website |
| Extra Info: | Includes details of convicts and free settlers in the Hunter Valley area of New South Wales, Australia |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Freemantle Prison, Western Australia |
| Link: | https://fremantleprison.com.au |
| Description: | Freemantle Prison, Western Australia |
| Extra Info: | Includes a convicts database with details of where they came from, the ship they travelled on, occupation and more. |
| Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Genealogy and Family History in Scotland - Scottish genealogy records |
| Link: | https://www.oldscottish.com/ |
| Description: | Old Scottish Genealogy & Family History |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | General Register Office for Scotland - Crime and Criminals |
| Link: | https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/crim... |
| Description: | Crime and Criminals Information for Scotland from the General Register Office for Scotland |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes New South Wales convict entry books, convict transportation registers, and more. |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes (UK) |
| Extra Info: | Includes prisoner photos, maps and more. Many detailed records require payment. |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Old Bailey Online |
| Link: | https://www.oldbaileyonline.org |
| Description: | The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1913 |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Passenger Ships Arriving in Australia |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200915014911/http://... |
| Description: | Passenger Ships Arriving in Australia 1829-1915 |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not currently active. Most information still seems to be available. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | Scotland Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories and Gazetteers and more. |
| Classification: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | Scottish Archive Network |
| Link: | https://www.scan.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Scottish Archive Network |
| Extra Info: | Click on Digital Archive for online documents. |
| Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Scottish Indexes - Helping you trace your Scottish family tree |
| Link: | https://www.scottishindexes.com/ |
| Description: | Prison Registers, Sheriff Court Paternity Decrees, Mental Health Records |
| Extra Info: | Full details of the coverage can be found on their Record Sets page. |
| Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Scottish Prisoners Bound for New England 1651 |
| Link: | http://files.usgwarchives.net/nh/strafford/history... |
| Description: | Scottish Prisoners Bound for New England 1651 from London on the Ship John & Sara |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Journals / Diaries |
| Title: | The National Archives Online Collections |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ |
| Description: | The National Archives - Collection of Digitised Public Records |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918 |
| Link: | https://ruhleben.tripod.com/ |
| Description: | The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918 |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
| Title: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
| Link: | http://www.powtaiwan.org/ |
| Description: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
| Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records |
| Title: | GENUKI County Page for Clackmannanshire |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/CLK/ |
| Description: | General Information for Clackmannanshire |
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