Alphabetical Registers of Male Convicts 1804-1840

The tabulated information includes particulars of number, name, height, complexion, hair, eyes, age, trade, where and when tried, sentence, ship from Europe, ship to Tasmania (if via New South Wales), native place, marks (i.e., tattoos, scars, deformities), number and date of certificate of emancipation, whether married on arrival, religion, remarks. The only information duplicated in the conduct registers (CON 31) is number, name and details of emancipation, but original crime and colonial offences are not included here. Only three volumes of records from this series have survived. See the individual items for details of the dates which cover surnames beginning – A to F, G to O and P to Y. These records are part of the holdings of the Tasmanian Archives