Notes from mc2 - Links

Convict sites
Australia's Second Fleet Includes a list of convicts transported

First Fleet - Searching (a database of convicts)

Index to Convict records (NSW State Records - includes Colonial Secretary papers and Pardons)

Ireland - Australia Transportation Database The National Archives of Ireland holds a wide range of records relating to transportation of convicts from Ireland to Australia covering the period 1788 to 1868

Irish Convicts to NSW 1788-1849 Includes Irish State prisoners, convicts who were tried in Ireland, and convicts who were tried outside Ireland whose native place was in Ireland

Proceedings of the Old Bailey A fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court - 1674 - 1834

Second Fleeters Resources and links to Second Fleet information from the State Library of NSW website

Ships carrying Irish convicts to New South Wales List of ships including in some cases names of passengers

The Sealers Article from TeAra The Encyclopedia of New Zealand on sealing including mention of Simeon Lord

Australia's Third Fleet Includes names of convicts and term of sentence

Todmorden & Walsden Information about Todmorden in Yorkshire - area where Simeon Lord came from
Decisions of the Privy Council The aim of this website is to reproduce the surviving records held in London of all the unreported appeals from the Australian colonies to the appeals committees or the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council before 1850

Family history sites
Belinda Cohen's Family History site Contains information about the Ramsay Family and their connection to the family of Simeon Lord

Links in Trove
George Guest 1767-1841 Link to article in Australian Dictionary of Biography about George Guest

George Mackillop Links to records of items held in the National Library of Australia and other collections about George Mackillop.

Simeon Lord 1771 -1840 Links to records of items in the National Library and other collections relating to Simeon Lord.

Thomas Birch1774 - 1821 Link to article in Australian Dictionary of Biography about Thomas Birch