Series:
Register of Convicts' Memorials to have Wives and Families sent from England.
Series Number:
Access:
Open
Start Date:
06 Oct 1834
End Date:
07 Nov 1843
Creating Agency:
| Convict Department (TA60) | 01 Jan 1818 | 31 Dec 1877 |
How to Use:
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Series notes:
Some official assistance was given to the wives and families of convicts to join them in the colony, as part of the policy to discourage their return to their native country, and as a reward. The tabulation in this register provides for number, name, ship, date application sent to Muster Master, date sent to the Colonial Secretary, Lieutenant-Governor's decision.
These records are part of the holdings of the Tasmanian Archives
System of Arrangement:
The arrangement is alphabetical by initial of surname. Not all letters of the alphabet have names against them.
Items: