Penal transportation to Australia began with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 and ended in 1868. Overall, approximately 165,000 convicts were transported to Australia.

Convicts

A

B

George Barrington
William Buckley
  • Joseph Backler (1813–1895), English artist, transported to New South Wales in 1832 for forgery
  • William Bannon (1826–1904), Irish soldier, transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1849 for theft
  • George Barrington (1755–1804), Irish author and socialite, transported to New South Wales in 1788 for pickpocketing
  • Thomas Barrett (c. 1754–1788), English artist, transported to New South Wales in 1788 for mutiny
  • John Baughan (1754–1797), English carpenter, transported to New South Wales in 1788 for theft
  • Sarah Bellamy (1770–1843), English maid, servant and weaver, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • Andrew Bent (1790–1851), English printer and publisher, transported to New South Wales for burglary
  • James Blackburn (1803–1854), English architect and engineer, transported to Van Diemen's Land for forgery
  • William Bland (1789–1868), English politician and inventor, transported to Van Diemen's Land for manslaughter
  • Solomon Blay (1816–1897), English hangman, transported to Van Diemen's Land for forgery
  • James Bloodsworth (1759–1804), English builder, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • Billy Blue (c. 1767–1834), Jamaican boatman, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • Thomas Bock (1790–1855), English artist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for administering drugs to a young woman
  • Ruth Bowyer (c. 1761–1788), English First Fleeter, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • Matthew Brady (1799–1826), English bushranger, transported to Van Diemen's Land for theft
  • Richard Browne (1776–1824), Irish artist, transported to New South Wales for forgery
  • Mary Bryant (1765–?), Cornish escapee, transported to New South Wales for highway robbery
  • William Bryant (c. 1757–1791), Cornish escapee, transported to New South Wales for impersonating a Royal Navy seaman
  • William Buckley (1780–1856), English escapee, transported to New South Wales for possessing a roll of stolen cloth
  • Knud Bull (1811–1889), Norwegian artist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for forgery
  • Richard Burgess (1829–1866), English bushranger, transported to New South Wales for highway robbery
  • Robert Francis Burns (1840–1883), Irish murderer, transported to Western Australia for theft

C

Margaret Catchpole
  • John Cadman (1772–1848), English publican, transported to New South Wales for horse theft
  • John Caesar (c. 1763–1796), Madagascan or West Indian bushranger, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • Elizabeth Callaghan (1802–1852), Irish wife of explorer John Batman, transported to New South Wales for forgery[1]
  • John Casey (?–1882), Irish rebel, transported to New South Wales for insurrection
  • Martin Cash (1808–1877), Irish bushranger, transported to New South Wales for shooting at a man
  • Denis Cashman (1842–1897), Irish Fenian, transported to Western Australia for treason
  • Margaret Catchpole (1762–1819), English adventuress and chronicler, transported to New South Wales for horse theft
  • Alfred Chopin (1846–1902), English photographer, transported to Western Australia for receiving stolen goods
  • William Clackson (c. 1799–?), Scottish shoemaker and activist, transported to New South Wales for his role in the Radical War
  • Daniel Connor (1831–1898), Irish businessman and politician, transported to Western Australia in 1853 for sheep stealing
  • Daniel Cooper (1785–1853), English businessman, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • William Cuffay (1788–1870), English Chartist leader, transported to Van Diemen's Land for sedition and "levying war" against Queen Victoria

D

  • David Davies (1812–1874), Welsh poet and rebel, transported to Van Diemen's Land for his role in the Rebecca Riots
  • John Davies (1813–1872), English journalist and newspaper proprietor, transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1830 for receiving stolen goods
  • Edward Davis (1816–1841), Jewish bushranger, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • James Davis (1808–1889), Scottish escapee, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • Ann Dinham (1827–1882), English innkeeper, transported to Van Diemen's Land for theft
  • James Dixon (1758–1840), Irish priest, transported to New South Wales in 1800 for his role in the Irish Rebellion of 1798
  • Jack Donahue (1804–1830), Irish bushranger, transported to New South Wales for intent to commit a felony
  • Aimable Duperouzel (1831–1901), French farmer, transported to Western Australia for robbery[2]

E

  • Edward Eagar (1787–1866), Irish lawyer and merchant, transported to New South Wales for forgery
  • Edmund Edgar (1804–1854), English artist, transported to New South Wales in 1826 for theft
  • Ralph Entwistle (c. 1805–1830), English bushranger and leader of the Bathurst rebellion, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • John Eyre (1771–?), English artist, transported to New South Wales for housebreaking

F

John Frost
  • Gilburri (1814–1902), Irish Fenian, transported to New South Wales in 1838 for desertion
  • Thomas McCarthy Fennell (1841–1914), Irish Fenian, transported to Western Australia in 1868 for treason
  • William Field (1774–1837), English businessman, transported to New for receiving stolen goods
  • John Frost (1784–1877), Welsh Chartist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for his role in the Newport Rising
  • Henry Fulton (1761–1840), Irish clergyman and schoolmaster, transported to New South Wales for his role in the Irish Rebellion of 1798

G

William Buelow Gould
Francis Greenway
  • Henry Beresford Garrett (c. 1818–1885), English bushranger, transported to Norfolk Island for assault
  • Joseph Gerrald (1763–1796), West Indian-born political reformer, transported to New South Wales for sedition
  • James Goodwin (c. 1800–c. 1835), English escapee and explorer, transported to Van Diemen's Land for theft
  • John Guard (c. 1791–1857), English whaler, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • William Buelow Gould (1801–1853), English artist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for theft
  • Francis Greenway (1777–1837), English architect, transported to New South Wales for forgery
  • William Henry Groom (1833–1901), English politician, transported to New South Wales for embezzlement

H

  • Laurence Hynes Halloran (1765–1831), Irish poet and schoolmaster, transported to New South Wales for forgery
  • Dorothy Handland (1706–?), English rag dealer, transported to New South Wales for perjury[3]
  • Henry Browne Hayes (1762–1832), Irish knight and adventurer, transported to New South Wales for kidnapping
  • Daniel Herbert (1802–1868), English artist and stonemason, transported to Van Diemen's Land for highway robbery
  • Joseph Holt (1756–1826), Irish farmer and rebel leader, transported to New South Wales for his role in the Irish Rebellion of 1798
  • William Horton (1817–1864), English publican, transported to New South Wales for larceny of a coat[4][5]
  • George Howe (1769–1821), English poet and printer, transported to New South Wales for shoplifting
  • Michael Howe (1787–1818), English bushranger, transported to Van Diemen's Land for highway robbery
  • Ralph Hush (1779–1860), English farmer, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • William Hutchinson (1772–1846), English businessman, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • Mary Hyde (1779–1864), English businesswoman, transported to New South Wales for theft

J

Jørgen Jørgensen
  • Mark Jeffrey (1825–1903), English criminal, transported to New South Wales for burglary
  • Joseph Bolitho Johns (c. 1826–1900), English bushranger, also known as Moondyne Joe, transported to Western Australia for theft
  • George Jones (c. 1815–1844), English bushranger, transported to Van Diemen's Land for theft
  • William Jones (1809–1873), Welsh Chartist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for his role in the Newport Rising
  • Jørgen Jørgensen (1780–1841), Danish adventurer, transported to Van Diemen's Land for theft

K

  • Henry Kable (1763–1846), English businessman, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • Lawrence Kavenagh (c. 1805–1846), Irish bushranger, transported to Van Diemen's Land for burglary
  • John Knatchbull (c. 1791–1844), English naval captain, transported to New South Wales for theft

L

  • Solomon Levey (1794–1833), English merchant, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • Simeon Lord (1771–1840), English businessman, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • George Loveless (1797–1874), English labourer, transported to New South Wales as one of the Tolpuddle Martyrs
  • Nathaniel Lucas (1764–1818), English carpenter, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • Joseph Lycett (1774–c. 1825), English artist, transported to New South Wales for forgery
  • John Lynch (1813–1842), Irish serial killer, transported to New South Wales for false pretense
  • Samuel Lyons (1791–1851), English businessman, transported to New South Wales for theft

M

Thomas Muir
  • Francis MacNamara c. 1810–1861), Irish poet, also known as Frank the Poet, transported to Van Diemen's Land for larceny
  • John Martin (1812–1875), Irish nationalist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for sedition
  • Terence MacManus (1811–1861), Irish nationalist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for treason
  • Maurice Margarot (1745–1815), English political reformer, transported to New South Wales for sedition
  • Valentine Marshall (1814–1874), English farmer, transported to Van Diemen's Land for his role in the Reform Act Riots
  • Thomas Francis Meagher (1823–1867), Irish nationalist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for treason
  • George Mealmaker (1768–1808), Scottish political reformer, transported to New South Wales for sedition
  • James Meehan (1774–1826), Irish surveyor, transported to New South Wales in 1800 for his role in the Irish Rebellion of 1798
  • John Mitchel (1815–1875), Irish nationalist and author, transported to Van Diemen's Land for treason
  • Enoch Moore (1779–1841), Canadian rebel, transported to Van Diemen's Land for his role in the Rebellions of 1837
  • Molly Morgan (1762–1835), English landowner, transported to New South Wales for theft and arson
  • Thomas Muir (1765–1799), Scottish political reformer and escapee, transported to New South Wales for sedition

N

  • Isaac Nichols (1770–1819), English businessman and postman, transported to New South Wales for theft

O

John Boyle O'Reilly
  • William Smith O'Brien (1803–1864), Irish nationalist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for treason
  • Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905), Irish nationalist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for treason
  • Patrick O'Donoghue (–1854), Irish nationalist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for treason
  • Cornelius O'Mahony (1840–1879), Irish scholar and Fenian, transported to Western Australia in 1868 for his role in the Fenian Rising
  • John Boyle O'Reilly (1844–1890), Irish Fenian, poet and author, transported to Western Australia for his role in the Fenian Rising
  • James Oatley (c. 1769–1839), English watchmaker, transported to New South Wales for theft

P

  • Thomas Fyshe Palmer (1747–1802), English political reformer, transported to New South Wales for sedition
  • Thomas Pamphlett (c. 1788–1838), English castaway, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • Robert Pate (1819–1895), English army officer, transported to Van Diemen's Land for attacking Queen Victoria
  • Alexander Pearce (1790–1824), Irish escapee and cannibal, transported to Van Diemen's Land for theft
  • Joseph Potaski (1764–1824), Polish soldier, transported to Van Diemen's Land for theft
  • Elizabeth Pulley (1762–1837), English servant, transported to New South Wales in 1788 for burglary

R

Mary Reibey
  • Elizabeth Read (c. 1820–1884), English prostitute, transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1841 for theft
  • Richard Read Sr. (c. 1765–c. 1829), English artist, transported to New South Wales for possessing forged banknotes
  • William Redfern (1774–1833), English surgeon, transported to New South Wales for mutiny
  • Leopold Redpath (1816–1891), English clerk, transported to Western Australia for fraud
  • Mary Reibey (1777–1855), English businesswoman, transported to New South Wales in 1792 for horse theft
  • John Richardson (c. 1797–1882), English explorer and botanist, transported to New South Wales for larceny
  • Hannah Rigby (c. 1794–1853), English embroiderer, transported multiple times for theft
  • Michael Massey Robinson (1744–1826), English poet, transported to New South Wales for extortion
  • Charles Rodius (1802–1860), German artist, transported to New South Wales for theft[6]
  • Anthony Rope (1756–1843), Norfolk farmer, transported on First Fleet to New South Wales for theft
  • James Ruse (c. 1759–1837), Cornish farmer, transported to New South Wales for housebreaking

S

Ikey Solomon
Thomas Griffiths Wainewright
  • Joseph Samuel (c. 1780–1806), English escapee, transported to Van Diemen's Land for robbery
  • Henry Savery (1791–1842), English novelist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for forgery
  • Shoni Sguborfawr (1811–1858), Welsh rebel, transported to Norfolk Island for his role in the Rebecca Riots
  • Robert Sidaway (1758–1809), English philanthropist, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • William Skirving (c. 1745–1796), Scottish political reformer, transported to New South Wales for sedition
  • Emanuel Solomon (1800–1873), English businessman and politician, transported to New South Wales for larceny
  • Ikey Solomon (c. 1787–1850), English criminal, transported to Van Diemen's Land for receiving stolen goods
  • Vaiben Solomon (1798–1860), English businessman and politician, transported to New South Wales for larceny
  • James Squire (1754–1822), English brewer, transported to New South Wales for highway robbery
  • Elizabeth Steel (c. 1760–1795), English deaf person, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • Owen Suffolk (1829–?), English poet and bushranger, transported to New South Wales for forgery

T

  • John Tawell (1784–1845), English chemist and murderer, transported to New South Wales for forgery
  • Hohepa Te Umuroa (c. 1820s–1847), Maori warrior, transported to Van Diemen's Land for his role in the New Zealand Wars
  • Samuel Terry (c. 1776–1838), English philanthropist, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • Andrew Thompson (c. 1773–1810), Scottish farmer, magistrate, transported to New South Wales for theft
  • William Tucker (c. 1784–1817), English sealer, transported to New South Wales for theft

U

  • James Underwood (1771–1844) English shipbuilder, distiller and merchant, transported to New South Wales in 1790

V

  • James Hardy Vaux (1782–?), English author and serial thief, transported to New South Wales on three separate occasions

W

William Westwood
  • Thomas Griffiths Wainewright (1794–1847), English artist, journalist and alleged serial killer, transported to Van Diemen's Land for forgery
  • James Walsh ( 1833–1871), English artist, transported to Western Australia for theft and forgery
  • Thomas Watling (1762–c. 1814), Scottish artist, transported to New South Wales for forgery
  • William Westwood (c. 1830–1846), English bushranger and leader of the Cooking Pot Uprising, transported to New South Wales for stealing a coat
  • Joseph Wild (c. 1759–1847), English explorer, transported to New South Wales for burglary
  • Henry Wildman (1838–?), English explorer, transported to Western Australia for burglary
  • Frances Williams (c. 1760–1801), Welsh woman, transported to New South Wales then Norfolk Island for burglary[7]
  • John Williams (c. 1820–?), English boatman, transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1852 for theft
  • Zephaniah Williams (1795–1874), Welsh Chartist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for his role in the Newport Rising
  • James Wilson (1836–1921), Irish Fenian, transported to Western Australia for desertion and mutiny
  • Solomon Wiseman (1777–1838), English merchant and ferryman, transported to New South Wales for theft

See also

References

  1. ^ Watson, Reg. "John Batman: A Life ..." Tasmanian Times. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. ^ The Brand on his coat : biographies of some Western Australian convicts. Erickson, Rica. Nedlands, W.A.: University of Western Australia Press. 1983. pp. 106–113. ISBN 0855642238. OCLC 12051617.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Hughes, Robert (1986). The Fatal Shore. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. p. 73. ISBN 0-394-75366-6.
  4. ^ "William Horton". National Trust of Australia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Royal Bull's Head Inn (entry 600838)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  6. ^ Gilmour, Joanna (1 June 2010). "Fine and dandy" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, National Portrait Gallery (Portrait 27). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  7. ^ Collins, Hayley (8 November 2011). "Flintshire Woman Shipped to Australia for Stealing Clothes". The Leader. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

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