Convict Indents, Surgeon Journals, Tickets of Leave, Certificates of Freedom and Pardons are some of the primary sources available when researching convicts.  In this episode, we explore these documents - what they are, what they can tell us and where we can find them.  We explore the different types of Indents and Pardons and the abbreviations used.

SOURCES
Convicts and Convict Administration Guide, State Archives & Records of NSW
https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/convict-guide-2006
Surgeons Notes from Transport Vessels 1817 - 1857, Digital Panopticon
https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/Surgeons_Notes_from_Transport_Vessels_1817-1857
Surgeons at Sea: Royal Navy Medical Officers' Journals, The National Archives
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/surgeonsatsea/
Tickets of Leave, Biographical Database of Australia
https://www.bda-online.org.au/sources/tickets-of-leave/
How were convicts rewarded for good behaviour? Sydney Living Museums
https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/convict-sydney/rewards-freedom
The Convict Ships, 1787 – 1868, by Charles Bateson

STATE ARCHIVES & RECORDS OF NSW WEBINARS
Tracing NSW Convicts
https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/webinars/webinar-tracing-nsw-convicts
Archives Behind the Scenes - Ticket of Leave Butts
https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/magazine/video/archives-behind-the-scenes-ticket-leave-butts
Early Convict Indents
https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/webinars/mini-webinar%3A-early-convict-indents

LISTS OF ABBREVIATIONS
Convict Abbreviations, Libraries Tasmania
https://libraries.tas.gov.au/family-history/Pages/Convict-abbreviations.aspx
Abbreviations and Commonly Used Terms, Female Factory
https://femalefactory.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Transcribing-Guide.pdf

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Music by Ahjay Stelino

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