ISBN10: 0908120664, ISBN13: 9780908120666, [publisher: Library of Australian History] Hardcover
[Port Kembla, NSW, Australia]

North Sydney; Library of Australian History; 1987. hardcover and dustwrapper in very good condition, corner of front endpaper smudged where price erased. 269 pages, b/w illusts North Sydney; Library of Australian History; 1987 ISBN 0908120664 9780908120666 [AU]

Library of Australian History, Sydney, Date: 1988. Hardcover (20 x 25 cm), xvi, 268 pages. ISBN: 0908120664. The book and dust jacket are in Good condition. Bumped, scuffed, soiled. The dust jacket is protected by an archival cover which is affixed to the inside pastedowns. There are a couple of worn areas (divots) on front of dust jacket, towards bottom - near spine hinge. Rolled/creased at head & foot of spine. Previous owner's name written along top of front free page. "This book has been long awaited. It is the first guide for family historians wishing to follow the movements and destiny of an ancestor who was transported to Australia. It sets out the systematic sequence by which a convict can be traced from his conviction at court to his life in Australia and it provides invaluable assistance with that other genealogical problem - establishing the convict's place of origin. A convict ancestor was once a matter of shame, but times have changed and by Australia's bicentenary it has now become not merely acceptable but a source of pride for an Australian to have an ancestor who was a transported criminal. The identification of such a convict and the parish from which he came is, of course, the essential link for many Australians with their earlier family history in Britain. 1988. Library of Australian History ISBN 0908120664 9780908120666 [US]

ISBN10: 0908120664, ISBN13: 9780908120666, [publisher: Phillimore & Co Ltd / Library of Australian History, Chichester, Sussex / North Sydney NSW] Hardcover First Edition First edition, first impression. SIGNEDBY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, IN BLUE PEN, ON HALF TITLE PAGE. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, some slight yellowing to page fore edges and inside flaps, not price clipped (no published price), small previous owner's name to front pastedown, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 269pp, illustrated. 2012 marked the 225th anniversary of the sailing of the eleven vessels of the First Fleet from England, bound for Australia. From the arrival of the first 788 convicts in 1788, to the end of transportation in 1868, a staggering 165,000 criminals were sent to Australia for a range of crimes. In addition to those transported, hundreds of thousands of free persons emigrated from Britain and Ireland to colonies in Australia. Because of the vast distance involved, few returned, and the descendants of many of them now live in Australia. Tracing those ancestors today may seem like a daunting task, with The National Archives alone holding over 100 miles of shelving for historical records.' Bound for Australia' is the essential guide to these records. By directing the reader straight to the relevant files and providing a case study to follow the stages necessary to research yo ...