Runaway Convicts Apprehended (1836)
The Principal Superintendent of Convicts' Office of New South Wales issued weekly lists of runaways apprehended during the previous seven days. These lists state the convict's full name (surname first), the transport by which brought to Australia, and from whom or from where absconded. January 1836
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Runaway Convicts, New South Wales (1836)
Many convicts transported to Australia subsequently absconded from custody or from farmers or traders with whom they had been put to work. The Principal Superintendent of Convicts for New South Wales issued detailed notices to the public 'to use their utmost exertion in apprehending and lodging them in safe custody' and warning against harbouring or employing them. The lists give full name (surname first); name of the transport ship by which the convict had been deported to Australia; number; age; birthplace; trade or profession; height; appearance (complexion, hair, eyes); and a brief description of how or where absconded. March 1836.
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British in India and Ceylon, China and Australasia
(1837)
Births, marriages and deaths, civil, ecclesiastical and military promotions, furloughs, reports of shipping to and from England and the East, with passenger lists, and news items published in the Asiatic Journal
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1838)
Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military promotions, clerical preferments and domestic occurrences, as reported in the Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland, Scotland and abroad.
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Insolvents
(1838)
Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksELDER. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Passengers from Bombay to Aden and Suez (1838)
The Honourable East India Company's vessels Atalanta, Berenice, Hugh Lindsay, Victoria and Zenobia made monthly trips to the Red Sea via Aden. Lists of passengers were compiled before setting out from Bombay and registered when the ships reached Suez Roads.
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Bankrupts' Assignees
(1839)
Assignees of bankrupts' estates (usually principal creditors and/or close relatives of the bankrupt) in England and WalesELDER. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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European Residents in Canton
(1839)
The Anglo-Chinese Kalendar, printed in Canton in the 19th year of the reign of Emperor Taou-Kwang, lists European merchants, residents and members of societies, as well as including a brief chronicle of events for the year. EnglishELDER. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Scottish Bankrupts
(1839)
Scotch Sequestrations: bankruptcy often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links
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Bankrupts
(1840)
Bankruptcy notices for England and Wales: bankruptcy often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links
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