Australia Convict Ships 1786-1849

Search 188,518 records from 1786 to 1849 and covering some of the earliest convict ships. Please bear in mind that these records do not cover every convict who arrived in Australia on those early ships. Some records have been lost or scattered to other places. These records are made up of five separate sets of records held by the State Records Authority of New South Wales: Indents 1788–1842 (NRS 12188), Indents from Early Fleet Ships 1786-1799 (NRS 1150), Musters and Other Papers Relating To Convict Ships 1790-1849 (NRS 1155), New South Wales Convict Ships 1791-1799 (NRS 1151), and Office Papers of printed indents 1831-1842 (NRS 12189).