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

* Esther Abrahams (c. 1767–1846), English wife of George Johnston, transported to New South Wales in 1788 for theft

B

* Charlotte Badger (c. 1788–1816), transported to New South Wales in 1801 for theft * 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 George Barrington (14 May 1755 – 27 December 1804) (real name Walden) was an Irish-born pickpocket, popular London socialite, Australian pioneer (following his transportation to Botany Bay), and author. His escapades, arrests, and trials ...

(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 John Baughan (1754 – 25 September 1797) was a carpenter who was convicted at Oxford, England, in 1783 as Baffen (alias Bingham and Baughan), and sentenced to be transported for 7 years for stealing 5 blankets. He was in the ''Mercury'' bound for ...

(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 Andrew Bent (1790 – 26 August 1851) was a printer, publisher and newspaper proprietor, active in Australia. Early life Andrew Bent was born in St Giles-in-the-Fields London, England. He was baptised in the parish church on 24 October 1791. ...

(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 William Bland (5 November 1789 – 21 July 1868) was a transported convict, medical practitioner and surgeon, politician, farmer and inventor in the Colony of New South Wales, Australia. Early life Bland was born in London on 5 November 1789 ...

(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 James Bloodsworth (7 March 1759 – 21 March 1804) was a convict sentenced for the theft of one game cock and two hens at Esher, Surrey. James was a master bricklayer and builder responsible for the construction of most of the buildings in the co ...

(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

* 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 * 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 Alfred Chopin (1846 – October 1902) was a Convict era of Western Australia, convict penal transportation, transported to Western Australia. He became one of the colony's first portrait photographers. Nothing is known of Alfred Chopin's early lif ...

(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 The Radical War, also known as the Scottish Insurrection of 1820, was a week of strikes and unrest in Scotland, a culmination of Radical demands for reform in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which had become prominent in the ear ...

* 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 The Rebecca Riots (Welsh: ''Terfysgoedd Beca'') took place between 1839 and 1843 in West and Mid Wales. They were a series of protests undertaken by local farmers and agricultural workers in response to levels of taxation. The rioters, often me ...

* 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 * John Davies (1813–1872), English journalist and newspaper proprietor, transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1830 for receiving stolen goods * Ann Dinham (1827–1882), English innkeeper, transported to Van Diemen's Land for theft *

Jack Donahue John Donahue (c. 1806 – 1 September 1830), also spelled Donohoe, and known as Jack Donahue and Bold Jack Donahue, was an Irish-born bushranger in Australia between 1825 and 1830. He became part of the notorious "Wild Colonial Boys". Early l ...

(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

E

Edward Eagar Edward Eagar (1787–1866) was a lawyer, merchant and criminal. Early life Eagar was born in Killarney, Ireland. His parents were landed gentry so he was well educated. He trained as a solicitor and became an attorney to His Majesty's Courts in ...

(1787–1866), Irish lawyer and merchant, transported to New South Wales for forgery *

Edmund Edgar Edmund Bults (1804 – 21 June 1854), better known by his alias Edmund Edgar, was an English-born painter, engraver and lithographer who was penal transportation, transported as a convicts in Australia, convict to the British penal colony (no ...

(1804–1854), English artist, transported to New South Wales in 1826 for theft *

Ralph Entwistle Ralph Entwistle (1804–2 November 1830) was an English labourer who was transported to the British penal colony of New South Wales as a convict in 1827. As a member of the Ribbon Gang, his escape sparked the Bathurst Rebellion of 1830. He, al ...

(c. 1805–1830), English bushranger and leader of the

Bathurst rebellion The Bathurst rebellion of 1830 was an outbreak of bushranging near Bathurst in the British penal colony (now the Australian state) of New South Wales. The rebellion involved a group of escaped convicts who ransacked villages and engaged in shoot ...

, transported to New South Wales for theft *

John Eyre John Eyre may refer to: Politicians *John Eyre (died 1581), Member of Parliament for Wiltshire and Salisbury *John Eyre (died 1639), MP for Cricklade * John Eyre (1659–1709), MP for Galway Borough, son of the above *John Eyre (died 1745), MP for ...

(1771–?), English artist, transported to New South Wales for housebreaking

F

Gilburri John Fahy (28 March 1814 - 23 December 1902), also known as ''Gilburri'', was an escaped Irish convict who lived with the Wakka people of the South-Burnett. Convict life On 11 May 1838 he was put on board the ship ''Clyde''. The ship arrived ...

(1814–1902), Irish Fenian, transported to New South Wales in 1838 for desertion *

Thomas McCarthy Fennell Thomas McCarthy Fennell (22 December 1841 – 23 February 1914) was a Fenian political prisoner transported as a convict to Western Australia. Born in County Clare, Ireland in 1841, Fennell was just four years old when the Great Famine struck. ...

(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 The Newport Rising was the last large-scale armed rising in Wales, by Chartists whose demands included democracy and the right to vote with a secret ballot. On Monday 4 November 1839, approximately 4,000 Chartism, Chartist sympathisers, under ...

* Henry Fulton (1761–1840), Irish clergyman and schoolmaster, transported to New South Wales for his role in the

Irish Rebellion of 1798 The Irish Rebellion of 1798 ( ga, Éirí Amach 1798; Ulster-Scots: ''The Hurries'') was a major uprising against British rule in Ireland. The main organising force was the Society of United Irishmen, a republican revolutionary group influenced ...

G

William Buelow Gould, artist & date unknown, ANH

* Henry Beresford Garrett (c. 1818–1885), English bushranger, transported to Norfolk Island for assault *

Joseph Gerrald Joseph Gerrald (9 February 1763 – 16 March 1796) was a political reformer, one of the "Scottish Martyrs". He worked with the London Corresponding Society and the Society for Constitutional Information and also wrote an influential letter, ''A ...

(1763–1796), West Indian-born political reformer, transported to New South Wales for sedition *

James Goodwin James Goodwin ( 1800 – after 1835) was a convict escapee and explorer in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). In March 1828, he escaped from the notorious Sarah Island prison with fellow convict Thomas Connolly, and the two were the first whit ...

(c. 1800–c. 1835), English escapee and explorer, transported to Van Diemen's Land for theft *

John Guard John 'Jacky' Guard (ca. 1791/92 – 1857) was an English convict sent to Australia who was one of the first European settlers in the South Island of New Zealand, working as a whaler and trader. Early life Guard was born in London in 1791 or 1792 ...

(c. 1791–1857), English whaler, transported to New South Wales for theft *

William Buelow Gould William Buelow Gould (1801 – 11 December 1853) was an English and Van Diemonian (Tasmanian) painter. He was transported to Australia as a convict in 1827, after which he would become one of the most important early artists in the colony, des ...

(1801–1853), English artist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for theft *

Francis Greenway Francis Howard Greenway (20 November 1777 – September 1837) was an English-born architect who was transported to Australia as a convict for the crime of forgery. In New South Wales he worked for the Governor, Lachlan Macquarie, as Australia' ...

(1777–1837), English architect, transported to New South Wales for forgery *

William Henry Groom William Henry Groom (9 March 1833 – 8 August 1901) was an Australian publican, newspaper proprietor, and politician who served as a member of the Parliament of Queensland from 1862 to 1901 and of the Parliament of Australia in 1901. Early l ...

(1833–1901), English politician, transported to New South Wales for embezzlement

H

Laurence Hynes Halloran Laurence Hynes Halloran (29 December 1765 – 8 March 1831) was a poet, unordained clergyman and felon who became a pioneer schoolteacher, journalist, and bigamist in Australia, founder of the Sydney Public Free Grammar School. Early life Ha ...

(1765–1831), Irish poet and schoolmaster, transported to New South Wales for forgery *

Dorothy Handland Dorothy Handland (born Dorothy Coolley; c. 1705/26 -) was perhaps the oldest convict transported on the First Fleet. Early life On 22 September 1766, Robert Grey and Dorothy Coolley were married at St Andrew Holborn. In 1770 Robert Grey was a s ...

(1706–?), English rag dealer, transported to New South Wales for perjury * Henry Browne Hayes (1762–1832), Irish knight and adventurer, transported to New South Wales for kidnapping *

Daniel Herbert Daniel Herbert was born 6 February 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He won 67 caps playing at centre for the Australian rugby union side since 1994. He made his test debut at the age of 20 against Ireland on 11 June 1994. He battled ...

(1802–1868), English artist and stonemason, transported to Van Diemen's Land for highway robbery *

Joseph Holt Joseph Holt (January 6, 1807 – August 1, 1894) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician. As a leading member of the Buchanan administration, he succeeded in convincing Buchanan to oppose the secession of the South. He returned to Ke ...

(1756–1826), Irish farmer and rebel leader, transported to New South Wales for his role in the

* William Horton (1817–1864), English publican, transported to New South Wales for larceny of a coat * 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 Ralph Hush (1779 – 2 June 1860) was a convict sent from Northumberland to Australia in 1820. He was also one of the first convicts ever to receive a pardon from a life sentence after less than 5 years. Early life Born on a Spittal farm in ...

(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 Mary Lord nee Hyde (c. 19 February 1779 – 1 December 1864) was an English Australian woman who in the period 1855 to 1859 sued the Commissioners of the City of Sydney and won compensation for the sum of over £15,600 (plus costs) for the inunda ...

(1779–1864), English businesswoman, transported to New South Wales for theft

J

* 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 George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song " He Stopped Loving Her Today", ...

(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

Jørgen Jørgensen Jørgen Jørgensen (name of birth: Jürgensen, and changed to Jorgenson from 1817)Wilde, W H, ''Oxford Companion to Australian Literature'' 2nd ed. (29 March 1780 – 20 January 1841) was a Danish adventurer during the Age of Revolution. Dur ...

(1780–1841), Danish adventurer, transported to Van Diemen's Land for theft

K

Henry Kable Henry Kable (1763–16 March 1846), born in Laxfield, Suffolk, England, was an Englishman transported to Australia in the First Fleet and became a prominent business man. Conviction and transport to Australia On 18 March 1783, Kable was convi ...

(1763–1846), English businessman, transported to New South Wales for theft *

Lawrence Kavenagh Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparator ...

(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 Solomon Levey ( 1794 10 October 1833) was a convict transported to Australia in 1815 for theft who became a highly successful merchant and financier, at one time issuing his own banknotes in New South Wales. Solomon was a backer of the Swan River ...

(1794–1833), English merchant, transported to New South Wales for theft *

Simeon Lord Simeon Lord ( – 29 January 1840) was a pioneer merchant and a magistrate in Australia. He became a prominent trader in Sydney, buying and selling ship cargoes. Despite being an emancipist Lord was made a magistrate by Governor Lachlan Mac ...

(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 The Tolpuddle Martyrs were six agricultural labourers from the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, England, who, in 1834, were convicted of swearing a secret oath as members of the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers. They were arrested on ...

Nathaniel Lucas Nathaniel Lucas (1764–1818) was a convict transported to Australia on the First Fleet. His occupation was listed as carpenter. Life Lucas was born in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, to parents John Lucas & Mary Bradford in 1764. Lucas was tr ...

(1764–1818), English carpenter, transported to New South Wales for theft *

Joseph Lycett Joseph Lycett (c.1774 – 1828) was a portrait and miniature painter, active in Australia. Transported to Australia for forging banknotes, Lycett found work in the colony as a painter specialised in topographical views of the major town ...

(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 In criminal law, property is obtained by false pretenses when the acquisition results from the intentional misrepresentation of a past or existing fact. Elements The elements of false pretenses are: *a false representation *of a material p ...

Samuel Lyons Samuel Lyons (1791 – 3 August 1851) was a pardoned convict from London who rose to prominence in the Australian colony of New South Wales as a landowner and businessman. A tailor by trade, Lyons was sentenced to transportation for life in 1814 ...

(1791–1851), English businessman, transported to New South Wales for theft

M

* 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 Terence Bellew MacManus (born 1811 or 1823 – 15 January 1861) was an Irish rebel who participated in the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848. Sentenced to death for treason, he and several other participants were given commuted sentences in 1 ...

(1811–1861), Irish nationalist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for treason *

Maurice Margarot Maurice Margarot (1745–1815) is most notable for being one of the founding members of the London Corresponding Society, a radical society demanding parliamentary reform in the late eighteenth century. Early life Maurice Margarot was the son of ...

(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 Thomas Francis Meagher (; 3 August 18231 July 1867) was an Irish nationalist and leader of the Young Irelanders in the Rebellion of 1848. After being convicted of sedition, he was first sentenced to death, but received transportation for life ...

(1823–1867), Irish nationalist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for treason *

George Mealmaker George Mealmaker (10 February 1768 – 30 March 1808) was a Scottish radical organiser and writer, born in Dundee, Scotland. Like his father before him he was a weaver by trade. Liberty In the 1780s Mealmaker, along with Thomas Fyshe Palmer ...

(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 John Mitchel ( ga, Seán Mistéal; 3 November 1815 – 20 March 1875) was an Irish nationalist activist, author, and political journalist. In the Famine years of the 1840s he was a leading writer for ''The Nation'' newspaper produced by the ...

(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 Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority. A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...

* 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 Isaac Nichols (29 July 1770 – 18 November 1819) was an English born Australian farmer, shipowner and public servant who was a convict transported to New South Wales on the Third Fleet, on the Admiral Barrington. He was transported for seven ...

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

O

William Smith O'Brien William Smith O'Brien ( ga, Liam Mac Gabhann Ó Briain; 17 October 1803 – 18 June 1864) was an Irish nationalist Member of Parliament (MP) and a leader of the Young Ireland movement. He also encouraged the use of the Irish language. He ...

(1803–1864), Irish nationalist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for treason *

Kevin Izod O'Doherty Kevin Izod O'Doherty (7 September 1823 – 15 July 1905) was an Irish Australian politician who, as a Young Irelander, had been transported to Tasmania in 1849. He was first elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1867. In the 1885 he ...

(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 The Fenian Rising of 1867 ( ga, Éirí Amach na bhFíníní, 1867, ) was a rebellion against British rule in Ireland, organised by the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). After the suppression of the ''Irish People'' newspaper in September 186 ...

John Boyle O'Reilly John Boyle O'Reilly (28 June 1844 – 10 August 1890) was an Irish poet, journalist, author and activist. As a youth in Ireland, he was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, or Fenians, for which he was transported to Western Australi ...

(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 Thomas Fyshe Palmer (1747–1802) was an English Unitarian minister, political reformer and convict. Early life Palmer was born in Ickwell, Bedfordshire, England, the son of Henry Fyshe who assumed the added name of Palmer because of an inheri ...

(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 Robert Francis Pate Jr. (25 December 1819 – February 1895) was a former British Army officer, remembered for his assault on Queen Victoria on 27 June 1850. Early life Robert Pate was born on Christmas Day, 1819, in Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambr ...

(1819–1895), English army officer, transported to Van Diemen's Land for attacking

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previo ...

* 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

Elizabeth Read Elizabeth Read (''birth name, née'' Archer; 1820–1884) was an English-born prostitute who was penal transportation, transported to Australia. She and 179 other female convicts in Australia, female convicts arrived in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land ...

(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 William Redfern (1774 – 17 July 1833) was an English-raised surgeon in early colonial Australia who was transported to New South Wales as a convict for his role in the Mutiny on the Nore. He is widely regarded as the “father of Australia ...

(1774–1833), English surgeon, transported to New South Wales for mutiny *

Leopold Redpath Leopold Redpath (12 May 1816 - 1 May 1891) was a clerk of the Great Northern Railway Company who perpetrated a notorious fraud against his employers and was transported ''Transported'' is an Australian convict melodrama film directed by W. ...

(1816–1891), English clerk, transported to Western Australia for fraud *

Mary Reibey Mary Reibey née ''Haydock'' (12 May 177730 May 1855) was an English-born merchant, shipowner and trader who was transported to Australia as a convict. After gaining her freedom, she was viewed by her contemporaries as a community role model a ...

(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 Michael Massey Robinson (1744Also reported as 1747 and 1754. SeRobinson at austlitfor details – 22 December 1826) was a poet and author of the first published verse in Australia. Biography Legal troubles Robinson was an educated man and ...

(1744–1826), English poet, transported to New South Wales for extortion * Charles Rodius (1802–1860), German artist, transported to New South Wales for theftGilmour, Joanna (1 June 2010)
"Fine and dandy"
, National Portrait Gallery (Portrait 27). Retrieved 5 October 2015. *

Anthony Rope Anthony Rope (1756–1843) was a First Fleet convict sentenced to seven-years transportation in 1785, and arrived at Sydney Cove, New South Wales in January 1788. He became a pioneering farmer in the Hawkesbury River, Hawkesbury district and live ...

(1756–1843), Norfolk farmer, transported on First Fleet to New South Wales for theft *

James Ruse James Ruse (9 August17595 September 1837) was a Cornish farmer who, at age 23, was convicted of burglary and was sentenced to seven years' transportation. He arrived at Sydney Cove, New South Wales, on the First Fleet with 18 months of h ...

(c. 1759–1837), Cornish farmer, transported to New South Wales for housebreaking

S

* Joseph Samuel (c. 1780–1806), English escapee, transported to Van Diemen's Land for robbery *

Henry Savery Henry Savery (4 August 1791 – 6 February 1842) was a convict transported to Port Arthur, Tasmania, and Australia's first novelist. It is generally agreed that his writing is more important for its historical value than its literary merit.''Qui ...

(1791–1842), English novelist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for forgery *

Shoni Sguborfawr Shoni Sguborfawr or Sioni Ysgubor Fawr (''Johnny ''of'' Big Barn'') (1811–1858) was a notorious Welsh criminal, most notable for his part in the Rebecca Riots and his subsequent attempts to blackmail fellow rioters. Early history Shoni was chris ...

(1811–1858), Welsh rebel, transported to Norfolk Island for his role in the

Robert Sidaway Robert Sidaway (14 January 1758 – 13 October 1809), a convict of the First Fleet, was transported to Australia for stealing in 1788. Robert is known for being baker for the British Marines of Sydney and opening the first theatre in Sydney ...

(1758–1809), English philanthropist, transported to New South Wales for theft *

William Skirving William Skirving (c. 1745 – 1796) was one of the five Scottish Martyrs for Liberty. Active in the cause of universal franchise and other reforms inspired by the French Revolution, they were convicted of sedition in 1793–94, and sentenced t ...

(c. 1745–1796), Scottish political reformer, transported to New South Wales for sedition *

Emanuel Solomon Emanuel Solomon (1800 – 3 October 1873) was a businessman and politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia, representing the seat of West Adelaide in the South Australian Legislative Assembly from 1862 to 1865. He is the bro ...

(1800–1873), English businessman and politician, transported to New South Wales for larceny *

Ikey Solomon Isaac "Ikey" Solomon (1787? – 1850) was a British criminal who acted as a receiver of stolen property. His well-publicised crimes, escape from arrest, recapture and trial led to his transportation to the Australian penal colony of Van Diemen's ...

(c. 1787–1850), English criminal, transported to Van Diemen's Land for receiving stolen goods *

Vaiben Solomon Vaiben Solomon (1798 – 21 June 1860) was a London Jew who, with his brother Emanuel Solomon, was transported for larceny to New South Wales in 1818. He had further brushes with the law but seized business opportunities and became quite prosper ...

(1798–1860), English businessman and politician, transported to New South Wales for larceny *

James Squire James Squire, alternatively known as James Squires, (18 December 1754 – 16 May 1822) was a First Fleet convict transported to Australia. Squire is credited with the first successful cultivation of hops in Australia around the start of the 19t ...

(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 Owen Hargrave Suffolk (4 April 1829 – ? ) was an Australian bushranger, poet, confidence-man and author of ''Days of Crime and Years of Suffering'' (1867). Early life Owen Henry Suffolk was born on 4 April 1829 in comfortable circumstances i ...

(1829–?), English poet and bushranger, transported to New South Wales for forgery

T

John Tawell John Tawell (1784–1845) was a British murderer and the first person to be arrested as the result of telecommunications technology. Transported to Australia in 1814 for the crime of forgery, Tawell obtained a ticket of leave and started as a c ...

(1784–1845), English chemist and murderer, transported to New South Wales for forgery * Robert Taylor (1792–1850), English businessman, transported to New South Wales for larceny *

Hohepa Te Umuroa Hohepa or Hōhepa may refer to: People Hohepa or Hōhepa is the Māori language, Māori transliteration of the name Joseph, and is a common given name and surname in New Zealand. Given name * Hep Cahill, Hohepa (Hep) Cahill (b. 1986), New Zealand ...

(c. 1820s–1847), Maori warrior, transported to Van Diemen's Land for his role in the

New Zealand Wars The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. They were previously commonly referred to as the Land Wars or the ...

* 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 Jackey Jackey death mask

* 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 Thomas Watling (19 September 1762 – 1814?), was an early Australian painter and illustrator, notable for his natural history drawings and landscapes. Early life and education Born in Dumfries, Scotland, he was raised by his maiden aunt, Ma ...

(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 Joseph Wild (1759–1837) held a number of titles throughout his life, namely a convict, explorer, shepherd, constable and conveyor. He was convicted of burglary and was eventually sentenced to transportation to Australia. This was a common pu ...

(c. 1759–1847), English explorer, transported to New South Wales for burglary *

Henry Wildman Henry Wildman (born ; date of death unknown) was a convict penal transportation, transported to Western Australia, whose claims to have found gold in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, Kimberley region prompted exploration of the area dur ...

(1838–?), English explorer, transported to Western Australia for burglary * John Williams (c. 1820–?), English boatman, transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1852 for theft *

Zephaniah Williams Zephaniah Williams (1795 – 8 May 1874) was a Welsh coal miner and Chartist campaigner, who was one of the leaders of the Newport Rising of 1839. Found guilty of high treason, he was condemned to death, but his sentence was commuted to l ...

(1795–1874), Welsh Chartist, transported to Van Diemen's Land for his role in the

James Wilson James Wilson may refer to: Politicians and government officials Canada *James Wilson (Upper Canada politician) (1770–1847), English-born farmer and political figure in Upper Canada * James Crocket Wilson (1841–1899), Canadian MP from Quebe ...

(1836–1921), Irish Fenian, transported to Western Australia for desertion and mutiny *

Solomon Wiseman Solomon Wiseman (16 April 1777 - 28 November 1838) was a convict, merchant and ferryman A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger fe ...

(1777–1838), English merchant and ferryman, transported to New South Wales for theft

References

External links

Convict Records
{{Convicts in Australia *List Lists of criminals Australian crime-related lists

Convicts

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

See also

References

External links