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Title: What happened to Convicts Central please?
Post by: nowornever on Saturday 11 April 20 12:43 BST (UK)

 I used this fabulous site many times a few years ago. Now it seems unavailable. Bring it back!!

 Are there any similar; sites that give the same detailed information that this did - descriptions; offences committed; ships etc

I was looking for Charles Beasley/Beazley sent on the 'Barwell' 1797 to presumably NSW                     
             Found his death & 2 possible marriages but would have like a description & offence

Thanks for any ideas or suggestions

Title: Re: What happened to Convicts Central please?
Post by: Dundee on Saturday 11 April 20 14:24 BST (UK)

Convict records from that early period rarely contain much detail.  They are digitised on Ancestry.  Charles BEAZLEY of the Barwell was tried in Dec 1793 at the Old Bailey.

https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t17931204-21-person296&div=t17931204-21

RABBITS and BROWN (alias BARTLETT) were both executed on 5 Feb 1794 and Charles was pardoned from his death sentence, to be transported for life.

Lots of mentions in the Colonial Secretary's letters which are also digitised on Ancestry.

http://colsec.records.nsw.gov.au/b/F04c_be-bi-01.htm#P457_13696

Debra  :)

Title: Re: What happened to Convicts Central please?
Post by: Dundee on Saturday 11 April 20 14:49 BST (UK)

There is a description in the UK criminal registers.

Aged 16, 5'5", grey eyes, brown hair, fresh complexion, stocking weaver, Derbyshire (this would be his native place).

Debra  :)

Title: Re: What happened to Convicts Central please?
Post by: nowornever on Saturday 11 April 20 15:31 BST (UK)

Thank you so much Dundee for taking the trouble to reply.  Fantastic information Job done
So sad the original site has gone