Links - Crime & Punishment
findmypast.co.uk - A range of criminal records and registers available on Find my Past. Also search their newspaper archive for further detail on trials and court reports - usual subscriptions apply (free inNottingham city libraries).
britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk - Search British newspapers for details of trials and court reports.Register and search free - range of payment options to view results.
Ancestry.co.uk - A range of criminal records and registers available on Ancestry - usual subscriptions apply (free in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire county libraries).
oldbaileyonline.org - Proceedings of the Old Bailey London's central criminal court - nearly 200,000 criminal trials from 1674 to 1913.
Attempted Murder - The story of Henry Vowles who narrowly missed being hanged for attempted murder in 1863.
Dartmoor Prison Museum - Dartmoor Prison Museum, reckoned in Victorian times to be the hardest and most severe prison in England.
A Convict's Story - The story of 20 year old Jeremiah Scrivens who was sentenced to 10 years transportation to Van Diemens Land in 1837.
Tasmania's Heritage_ - History of convict system in Tasmania. Search and view convict records free.
New South Wales State Archive - NSW Australian state archives online indexes - scroll down to Convict records.
Convicts in Victoria, Australia - Public Record Office of Victoria - guide to convict records for this Australian state.
Convicts in Western Australia - Convict records and transportation to Western Australia.
Lincolnshire Archives convicts database - Search the database of nearly 2000 convicts transported from Lincolnshire between 1788 and 1868 to Australia, Gibraltar and Bermuda.
Gloucester Archives Genealogical Database - Search the index for document references including Gaol Registers 1815 to 1879.
Warwickshire Calendar of Prisoners - Search Warwickshire Calendar of Prisoners - currently 1801 to 1900.
blacksheepancestors.com - Links to Prisons and court records in UK, USA and Canada.
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