List of the ships included in 'Sentenced beyond the Seas'
Also included is a list of alphabetical indents by convict. 'Sentenced beyond the Seas' is a project to digitise Australia's earliest convict records.
First Fleet, 1788 | Second Fleet, 1790 | Third Fleet, 1791 | Other convict ships | Alphabetical Indents
The Ship column includes the name of the ship or Order in Council plus the date of the document.
First Fleet, 1788
| Year | Date | Ship | Title / info | Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1788 | 26 Jan | Order in Council No. 1, dated 6 Dec 1786 [First Fleet] | “First pages” | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0040 |
| 1788 | 26 Jan | Order in Council No. 1, dated 6 Dec 1786 [List of convicts] | List of Convicts sentenced to be Transported to parts beyond the Seas | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0001 |
| 1788 | 26 Jan | Order in Council No. 2, dated 6 Dec 1786 [Friendship, Charlotte, Scarborough] |
List of Convicts sentenced to be Transported to America and Africa | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0013 |
| 1788 | 26 Jan | Order in Council No. 3, dated 6 Dec 1786 | Two lists of female convicts List of Female Convicts sentenced to be Transported to Africa & to America | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0033 |
| 1788 | 26 Jan | Order in Council No. 1, dated 6 Dec 1786 [First Fleet] |
“First pages” | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0040 |
| 1788 | 26 Jan | Order in Council No. 4, dated 22 Dec 1786 [Lady Penrhyn] |
List of Female Convicts sentenced to be Transported beyond the Sea | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0044 |
| 1788 | 26 Jan | Order in Council No. 5, dated 12 Feb 1787 | One list of convicts, mainly female | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0053 |
| 1788 | 26 Jan | Order in Council No. 6, dated 12 Feb 1787 | List of Convicts Sentenced to be Transported to Africa | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0060 |
| 1788 | 26 Jan | Order in Council No. 7, dated 20 Apr 1787 | List of Convicts sentenced to be Transported to Africa and America | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0067 |
| 1788 | 26 Jan | Order in Council No. 8, dated 20 Apr 1787 [includes Prince of Wales] |
List of Convicts sentenced to be transported beyond the Seas | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0073 |
Second Fleet, 1790
Note: The first ship listed below is the Lady Juliana - it was the first ship to set sail for Port Jackson after the First Fleet and arrived before the Second Fleet.
| Year | Date | Ship | Title / info | Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790 | 3 Jun | Order in Council No. 9, dated 15 May 1789 [Lady Juliana] |
Contains the only Official List of the Lady Juliana* * Lists only 3 of 250 convicts on the Lady Juliana | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0080 |
| 1790 | 26 Jun | Surprize (1) [9 Nov 1789] | Indenture | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0086 |
| 1790 | 28 Jun | Neptune [4 Dec 1789] | Indenture [see also below] | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0098 |
| 1790 | 28 Jun | Scarborough (2) [2 Nov 1789] | Indenture | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0102 |
| 1790 | 28 Jun | Order in Council No. 10, dated 14 Oct 1789 | List of Convicts sentenced to be Transported to America and Africa | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0114 |
| 1790 | 28 Jun | Order in Council No. 11, dated 14 Oct 1789 [convicts per Surprize (1), Neptune, Scarborough (2)] |
List of Convicts sentenced to be Transported to parts beyond the Seas | Originally part of NRS 1150 [TNA HO 31/1] HO_31_1_OIC11_p01 |
| 1790 | 28 Jun | Order in Council No. 12, dated 18 Nov 1789 | List of Convicts sentenced to be Transported to parts beyond the Seas | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0121 |
| 1790 | 28 Jun | Order in Council No. 13, dated 6 Jan 1790 | Names of Two Convicts sentenced to be Transported | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0126 |
| 1790 | 28 Jun | Neptune, dated 9 Nov 1789 | Indenture for the Neptune [see also above] | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0131 |
Third Fleet, 1791
| Year | Date | Ship | Title / info | Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1791 | 9 Jul | Mary Ann [24 Jan 1791] | Indenture | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0153 |
| 1791 | 1 Aug | Matilda [24 Jan 1791] | Indenture | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0161 |
| 1791 | 20 Aug | Atlantic [24 Jan 1791] | Indenture | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0172 |
| 1791 | 21 Aug | Salamander [24 Jan 1791] | Indenture | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0182 |
| 1791 | 28 Aug | William and Ann [24 Jan 1791] | Indenture | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0190 |
| 1791 | 21 Sep | Gorgon [1791] | Attested Extract from the Indents | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0237 |
| 1791 | 26 Sep | Active [24 Jan 1791] | Indenture | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0209 |
| 1791 | 26 Sep | Queen [Apr 1791] | List of Convicts transported from Ireland to New South Wales by the Queen Transport | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0309 |
| 1791 | 26 Sep | Queen [11 Apr 1791] | List of Prisoners under Sentence or Order of Transportation as received from the different parts or country and transported from Cork in the Queen Transport, Apr 1791 | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0317 |
| 1791 | 13 Oct | Albemarle [24 Feb 1791] | Indenture | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0198 |
| 1791 | 14 Oct | Britannia I [24 Jan 1791] | Indenture | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0217 |
| 1791 | 16 Oct | Admiral Barrington [24 Jan 1791] | Indenture | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0224 |
| 1791 | 1791 | Order in Council No. 14, dated 21 Jan 1791 | List of Convicts Sentenced to be Transported to parts beyond the seas | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0238 |
| 1791 | 1791 | Order in Council No. 15, dated 21 Jan 1791 | Edward Smith a Convict sentenced to be Transported to Africa for Life | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0297 |
| 1791 | 1791 | Order in Council No.16, dated 18 Feb 1791 | List of Convicts Sentenced to be Transported to Parts Beyond the Sea | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0303 |
| The convicts listed in the preceding Orders in Council, with some exceptions, also appear on the Third Fleet Indents. | ||||
Other convict ships
| Year | Date | Ship | Title / info | Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1792 | 14 Feb | Pitt [15 Jun 1791] | Indenture | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0327 |
| 1792 | 14 Feb | Pitt [3 Jun 1791] | Order in Council | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0339 |
| 1792 | 14 Feb | Pitt [8 Jun 1791] | Order in Council | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0351 |
| 1792 | 7 Oct | Royal Admiral [14 May 1791] | List of convicts embarked at Woolwich | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0359 |
| 1792 | 18 Nov | Order in Council, dated 25 Jan 1792 [Kitty] |
List of convicts per the Kitty | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0373 |
| 1793 | 16 Jan | Bellona [Jan 1793] | An Attested List of the Convictions & Sentences from the Assignment of the Bellona’s Convicts | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0383 |
| 1793 | 7 Aug | Boddington [or Boddingtons] [Feb 1793] | List of Convicts transported from Ireland to New South Wales | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0384 |
| 1793 | 17 Sep | Sugar Cane [Apr 1793] | List of Convicts transported from Ireland to New South Wales | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0392 |
| 1794 | 25 Oct | Surprize (2) [or Surprise (2)] [1794] | Attested Extract of the Indents | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0399 |
| 1796 | 11 Feb | Marquis Cornwallis [Aug 1795] | List of Convicts Transported from Ireland to New South Wales by the Marquis Cornwallis Transport | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0403 |
| 1796 | 30 Apr | Order in Council, dated 14 October 1795 [Indispensible] |
List of Female Transports | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0414 |
| 1797 | 27 May | Britannia II [Dec 1796] | List of Convicts Transported to New South Wales per The Britannia Transport December 1796 | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0422 |
| 1797 | 2 Jun | Order in Council, dated 29 Jul 1796 [Ganges] |
List of Transports Ganges | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0431 |
| 1797 | 2 Jun | Order in Council, dated 29 Jul 1796 [Ganges] |
List of Transports | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0442 |
| 1798 | 18 May | Order in Council, dated 20 Sep 1797 [Barwell] |
List of Male Transports Sent by the Barwell to New South Wales | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0448 |
| 1798 | 18 May | Order in Council, dated 20 Sep 1797 [Barwell] |
His Majesty’s Order in Council Barwell | NRS 1150 [SZ115} 1150_SZ115_0461 |
| 1798 | 18 Jul | Britannia III | List of Female Convicts by the Britannia | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0470 |
| 1798 | 18 Jul | Order in Council, dated 10 Jan 1798 [Britannia III] |
1st Order in Council for female convicts sent by the Britannia | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0477 |
| 1798 | 18 Jul | Order in Council, dated 31 Jan 1798 [Britannia III] |
3d Order in Council for a female convict to be sent to New South Wales | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0484 |
| 1798 | 18 Jul | Order in Council, dated 24 Jan 1798 [Britannia III] |
2d Order in Council for Female Convicts to be Sent by the Britannia | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0488 |
| 1798 | 27 Oct | Cape of Good Hope [21 May 1798] [Marquis Cornwallis] |
Court martial, James Wall | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0492 |
| 1799 | 26 Apr | Cape of Good Hope [2 Feb 1799] [Buffalo] | Court martial, James Cannon | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0494 |
| 1799 | 26 Jul | Order in Council, dated 28 Sep 1798 [Hillsborough] |
List of Male Transports (Note: 2nd list for Hillsborough not held) | NRS 1150 [SZ115] 1150_SZ115_0497 |
| 1799 | 26 Jul | Hillsborough | List of 299 convicts per the Hillsborough [cover only] | NRS 1150 [4/3999] 1150_4_3999_000001b |
| 1800 | 16 Feb | Friendship II | Return of men Embarked from New Geneva Barracks on board the Friendship Transport | NRS 1150 [NLA MS114] 1150_NLA_MS144_000001 |
| 1800 | 11 Jan | Minerva [16 May 1799] | List of Prisoners Embarked on board the Minerva Transport | NRS 1150 [4/3999] 1150_4_3999_000002 |
| 1800 | 15 Apr | Speedy [30 Oct 1799] | List of Female convicts sent by the Speedy to New South Wales | NRS 1150 [4/3999] 1150_4_3999_000020 |
| 1800 | 13 Oct | Earl Cornwallis | Assignment List | NRS 898 [2/8283] 898_2_8283_000021 |
| 1800 | 20 Nov | Royal Admiral (2) [14 Mar 1800] | Order in Council for the Royal Admiral | NRS 1150 [4/3999] 1150_4_3999_000024 |
| 1800 | 20 Nov | Royal Admiral (2) [8 May 1800] | Contract/Indenture for Royal Admiral (2) | NRS 1150 [4/3999] 1150_4_3999_000041 |
| 1800 | 21 Feb | Anne [20 Aug 1822] | List of convicts sent out from Ireland in 1800 in the Ship Anne | ML MSS 509 2b 1150_MLMSS509_00001 |
| 1801 | 14 Dec | Minorca, Nile and Canada [Contract/Deed Poll] [18 Jun 1801] | List of convicts transported to New South Wales in the Minorca, Canada, Nile Arrived Decr 1801 | NRS 1150 [4/3999] 1150_4_3999_000053 |
Alphabetical Indents
Series: NRS 12188, Alphabetical indents, 1788-1800 [4/4003] and [4/4003A].
| Date | Description | Names | Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1788-1800 | Abbott-Ayres | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0001-2 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Abbott-Ayres | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0034 |
| 1788-1800 | Babbage-Byron | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0013-14 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Bailey-Byrne | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0035 |
| 1788-1800 | Cabell-Cuss | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0061-62 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Cadman-Curtis | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0044 |
| 1788-1800 | Dagley- Dymond | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0111-112 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Dabbs-Dyer | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0048 |
| 1788-1800 | Eady-Eyres | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0141-142 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Earle-Evans | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0052 |
| 1788-1800 | Fagan-Fryer | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0149-150 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Fahey-Fry | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0053 |
| 1788-1800 | Gable-Gyatt | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0171-172 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Galvin-Gunter | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0055 |
| 1788-1800 | Hacher-Hyser | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0195-196 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Hackett-Hutson | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0057 |
| 1788-1800 | Ibbell-Istrad | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0241-242 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Isles-Izzard | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0062 |
| 1788-1800 | Jacobs-Justice | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0243-244 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Jacobs-Juniper | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0062 |
| 1788-1800 | Kappin-Knowles | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0257-258 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Kane-Kreighan | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0067 |
| 1788-1800 | Lacey- Lithgoe | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0269-270 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Lake-Lynch | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0068 |
| 1788-1800 | Mabery-Muskett | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0291-292 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | McCarthy-Myler | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0071 |
| 1788-1800 | Nadham-Nursey | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0343-344 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Nash -Nugent | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0076 |
| 1788-1800 | Oakenbaker-Ozeland | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0353-354 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | O’Brien-Owens | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0077 |
| 1788-1800 | Pace-Pye | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0359-360 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Page-Pybus | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0077 |
| 1788-1800 | Quarman-Quinton | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0385-386 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Quigly-Quinn | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0080 |
| 1788-1800 | Rabson-Ryder | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0385-386 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Radford-Rymes | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0080 |
| 1788-1800 | Sadler-Syney | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0407-408 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Saltmarsh-Sweeney | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0083 |
| 1788-1800 | Tabor-Twohy | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0445-446 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Tallon-Tyso | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0092 |
| 1788-1800 | Ulstone-Usher | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0461-462 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Underwood-Vernon | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0095 |
| 1788-1800 | Vail-Valence | NRS 12188 [4/4003] 12188_4_4003_0463 | |
| 1788-1800 | Valentine-Vowell | NRS12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0006 | |
| 1788-1800 | Waddell-Wynn | NRS12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0007 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Wade-Wylie | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0095 |
| 1788-1800 | Yardley Young | NRS12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0025 | |
| 1788-1800 | Supplementary List | Yardley-Youngson | NRS 12188 [4/4003A] 12188_4_4003A_0103 |
| 1828 Jun 1 | List of books transferred to the Principal Superintendent of Convicts - this item includes the Alphabetical Indents, 1788-1800 as other records (such as indents and registers of pardons, certificates of freedom and tickets of leave) |
NRS 1186 [4/6265] 1186_4_6265_000001 |
