Convicts Archives - Geneageek https://geneageek.com/category/convicts/ Genealogy, genealogy, genealogy. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:45:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://geneageek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-geneageekicon-150x150.png Convicts Archives - Geneageek https://geneageek.com/category/convicts/ 32 32 Agrarian Riots https://geneageek.com/agrarian-riots/ https://geneageek.com/agrarian-riots/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:45:36 +0000 https://geneageek.com/?p=3491 In the 1820s and 1830s, desperate agricultural labourers in England began to revolt. There were a few factors involved in causing this unrest but Land Enclosure is considered to have…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/agrarian-riots/feed/ 0 George in the Gaol https://geneageek.com/george-in-the-gaol/ https://geneageek.com/george-in-the-gaol/#respond Thu, 16 Jun 2016 13:56:46 +0000 http://geneageek.uk/blog/?p=779 My convict ancestors have been mentioned on this blog a few times, but unfortunately I haven’t really been able to find out much about their lives before they were transported to…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/george-in-the-gaol/feed/ 0 The Incredible Hulk https://geneageek.com/the-incredible-hulk/ https://geneageek.com/the-incredible-hulk/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:52:00 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/the-incredible-hulk/ After a bit of a break I ventured onto the Ancestry site and noticed that they had ‘new’ prison hulk registers and letter books. I found that my ol’ pal,…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/the-incredible-hulk/feed/ 4 Using Convict Records to Go Back https://geneageek.com/using-convict-records-to-go-back/ https://geneageek.com/using-convict-records-to-go-back/#respond Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:59:00 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2010/06/01/using-convict-records-to-go-back/ The wonderful Tasmanian Archives site has a wealth of records available online – particularly for those researching their convict ancestors. My ancestor, Elizabeth ALLEN arrived in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) aboard the…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/using-convict-records-to-go-back/feed/ 0 I Feel the Need… the Need for FOCUS https://geneageek.com/i-feel-the-need-the-need-for-focus/ https://geneageek.com/i-feel-the-need-the-need-for-focus/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:40:00 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/i-feel-the-need-the-need-for-focus/ I’ve been MIA the last few weeks as I travelled back to Australia for my brother’s wedding (which was lovely). Sadly, my grandmother’s health has deteriorated and she has now…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/i-feel-the-need-the-need-for-focus/feed/ 1 Black Sheep Sunday https://geneageek.com/black-sheep-sunday/ https://geneageek.com/black-sheep-sunday/#respond Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:26:00 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/black-sheep-sunday/ Carrying on from last week’s Black Sheep Sunday post. I have managed to have find some more snippets of information of my Black Sheep duo – George WHITE and Elizabeth…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/black-sheep-sunday/feed/ 0 Black Sheep Sunday https://geneageek.com/black-sheep-sunday-2/ https://geneageek.com/black-sheep-sunday-2/#respond Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:59:00 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/black-sheep-sunday-2/ Some more details of two of my family’s black sheep: I first mentioned George White and Elizabeth Allen in my post, Woman of my Conviction. Both were transported to Tasmania,…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/black-sheep-sunday-2/feed/ 0 Woman of my Convictions https://geneageek.com/woman-of-my-convictions/ https://geneageek.com/woman-of-my-convictions/#respond Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:31:00 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/woman-of-my-convictions/ I found out last year that I have convict blood coursing through these law-abiding veins. Alice Ann WHITE was born in Victoria, Australia in 1860. Her parents names on the…

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