Site Of The Fortnight
Digital Panopticon
If you are tracing your family tree or are just curious about the past, this fascinating site lets you browse the records of convicts in British prisons and those transported to the Australian penal colonies.
Using tens of thousands of court records from the 18th and 19th centuries, sentences and places as well as criteria as in depth as eye colour, complexion and religion.
Click a result to see the crime they were tried for, and the date of their conviction and sentence. You can also display results visually and download data sets. It's a unique resource that proves truly enlightening.
Site Of The Fortnight
Digital Panopticon
If you are tracing your family tree or are just curious about the past, this fascinating site lets you browse the records of convicts in British prisons and those transported to the Australian penal colonies.
Using tens of thousands of court records from the 18th and 19th centuries, sentences and places as well as criteria as in depth as eye colour, complexion and religion.
Click a result to see the crime they were tried for, and the date of their conviction and sentence. You can also display results visually and download data sets. It's a unique resource that proves truly enlightening.
