When searching for your English Blacksheep Ancestors, whether that be a prisoner, convict, inmate, felon, criminal, outlaw, gangster, bandit or scoundrel, make sure you have searched all prison records, court records and execution records that may contain genealogical information on your blacksheep ancestor.
REFORM SCHOOLS & INMATES
This is my great-grandmother’s brother John Wormald who was sent to Calder Farm Reform School in Yorkshire England in 1892. He was 11 years old and had been in trouble several times for stealing. He was there for 5 years before discharge in 1897. Read more at Reform School Records are Genealogy Gold
LISTS OF PRISONERS AND PRISONS
Brixton Convict Prison 1881 Index of prisoners
Brixton Convict Prison, 1871 Index of Prisoners: Surnames A-K ~ Surnames L-Z
Chattenden Convict Prison 1881 Index of prisoners
Pentonville Prison, 1881 Index of Prisoners: Surnames A-K ~ Surnames L-Z
Canterbury Prison 1901 Index of prisoners
Woking Invalid Prison, 1881 Index of Prisoners: Surnames A-K ~ Surnames L-Z
Wormwood Scrubs Prison 1881 Index of prisoners
Millbank Prison 1881 Index of prisoners
Aylesbury Prison 1891 Index of prisoners
Victorian Prisoners in Buckinghamshire Online database with details of prisoners entering the County Gaol in Aylesbury in the 1870s. The information has been taken from gaol receiving books held at the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies. Some entries may include photographs, whilst others just include basic details of the inmate’s crime, and their punishment.
Wakefield Prison 1891 Index of prisoners
HM Prison Service Main homepage
Inveraray Jail List of prisoners there.
HISTORY & RESOURCES
York Castle Prison Interesting history of the prison.
Armley Prison – Leeds History and executions.
Pentonville Prison Very interesting history of prison as well as some executions.
Wandsworth Prison History of the prison.
Maidstone Prison Information on famous cases there and an interesting history.
Strangeways Prison (Manchester) History of the prison.
Shepton Mallet Prison Very interesting history of the prison.
Walton Prison (Liverpool) History of the prison.
Durham Prison Some famous cases there as well as brief history.
Lancaster Castle History of the prison, as well as executions and criminals.
National Archives: Sources for convicts and prisoners 1100-1986
Red Newgate: Her Majesty’s prison Syrtis Lapis History of the prison.
Newgate Prison A list of Inmates, Victims and those associated with the prison.
Prison Records Available to View People in Plymouth researching their family history are now being offered the chance to find out if there were any felons in the family.
Holloway Prison History and executions at the prison.
PRISONERS FROM UK TO AUSTRALIA
Convicts to Australia A guide to researching your convict ancestors.
Lists of Convicts who sailed from the UK to Australia between 1788 and 1791: First FleetSecond FleetThird Fleet
Irish Convicts The National Archives of Ireland provide a means to search for convicts sent to Australia.
Devon Convicts Index of criminals transported to Australia between 1782 – 1821.
Down County Gaol Includes lists of prisoners sent to New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land Australia.
Prisoners transported from Kent to Australia: 1851, 1852
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