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From Trial to Transformation: Building a Convict’s Life through multiple records and data sets

Andrew Redfern
Feb 7, 2024
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Welcome
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Trial & Court Records
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Prison & Hulk Registers
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Transportation Registers
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Assignment & Working
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Musters & Censuses
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Applications to Marry
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Tickets, Certificates & Pardons
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Land Grants & Purchases
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Other Incidents
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Family Life
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Other Resources
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Announcements / prizes
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Questions / answers
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About this webinar

Exploring the life of a convict ancestor can be exciting but also a daunting task. This webinar leads participants through a methodical examination of the records available at various stages of a convict’s life from trial through to freedom. After developing a framework for investigation, case studies are then used to demonstrate the various records available and where to find them, including both within Australia and overseas. Issues such as record conflicts and understanding the broader social context will also be explored to more fully understand changes in terminology and record types.

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About the speaker

Andrew Redfern
Andrew Redfern is a passionate family historian and accomplished speaker, having delivered presentations to various groups over many years. With backgrounds in education, technology and theatre, Andrew endeavours to engage his audience resulting i
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    Graeme Seymour
    3 months ago

    Have just watched the recording (unable to attend original presentation)…..extremely informative and look forward to his next webinars

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    Jan Pennington
    3 months ago

    I have researched the stories for a few convicts, but now I need to go back and check whether there is more information about these convicts. There are so many more resources out there than I realized. The syllabus will also be very useful. Thank you.

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    Brian Beckberger
    3 months ago

    Quite interesting. Gave some insights into how closely England tracked the criminals.

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    Robyn O'Keeffe
    3 months ago

    Excellent, Andrew is such a wealth of information and a very engaging speaker. Top marks.

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    Jerry Higgins
    3 months ago

    Great webinar. Lots a good leads and new ideas for research. Time well spent.

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  6. DC
    Dawn Carlile
    3 months ago

    Andrew gave a great presentation on a new, to me, topic. In fact, my adult son came into the room and said it sounded like an interesting topic.

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    Rebecca Corson
    3 months ago

    Great webinar

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    Carolyne Lain
    3 months ago

    Excellent presentation; chock full of information laid out for the audience in a sort of step-by-step method. I never would have thought there would be such a wealth of data on this rather limited subject.

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