What happened to your ancestor in the early years of his arrival? What ‘indulgences’ were granted; what trouble did he get into; was she assigned to the Female Factory; could he sign his name?

The Colonial Secretary's Correspondence includes correspondence to, from, and about many people in the Colony - convicts, soldiers, immigrants and others - on any number of topics.

The State Records NSW website has an online index of the Colonial Secretary's Correspondence from 1788 to 1825. A further index from 1826 to 1877 on microfiche is available at State Records NSW and many libraries (Index to Convicts and Others Extracted from the Colonial Secretary's In Letters, and Colonial Secretary's Correspondence Letters Sent re Convicts, indexed by Joan Reese). These indexes can lead to documents, usually handwritten, concerning a huge variety of topics - permission to marry, requests to bring family over, lists of convicts to be moved or assigned, requests for ticket of leaves and pardons, reports of stolen property; the list is almost endless.

Price includes a search of this index if references not supplied and photocopies of any documents found for up to three (3) references. If there are more references than this there will be an extra charge - please indicate if you are NOT prepared to pay this.

There is no guarantee that any records will be found for your ancestor.

All available records for assisted immigrants to NSW supplied at once.When did your immigrant ancestor arrive in the country? Who came with him/her? What did he say about himself?

Assisted immigrants were subsidised or paid for by one of the many assisted immigration schemes operating in the UK and other countries.

There are very good records for NSW for the years 1828-1896, with those between 1842-1896 being particularly good, including names of parents and relatives in the colony as well as the more usual birthplace, age, occupation and other details. Information from immigration records is usually fairly reliable because it has come directly from the person concerned.

Records will be obtained from NSW passenger and immigrant lists. All available records for assisted immigrants to NSW supplied at once.

No guarantee can be given that your ancestor will be found. The fee will cover an exhaustive search and a report of what was searched.

What happened to your ancestor in the early years of his residence? What 'indulgences' were granted; what trouble did he get into; was she assigned to the Female Factory; could he sign his name?

The Colonial Secretary's Correspondence includes correspondence to, from, and about many people in the Colony - convicts, soldiers, immigrants and others - on any number of topics.

The State Records NSW website has an online index of the Colonial Secretary's Correspondence from 1788 to 1825. A further index from 1826 to 1877 on microfiche is available at State Records NSW and many libraries (Index to Convicts and Others Extracted from the Colonial Secretary's In Letters, and Colonial Secretary's Correspondence Letters Sent re Convicts, indexed by Joan Reese). These indexes can lead to documents, usually handwritten, concerning a huge variety of topics - permission to marry, requests to bring family over, lists of convicts to be moved or assigned, requests for ticket of leaves and pardons, reports of stolen property; the list is almost endless.

Price includes a search of this index and photocopies of any documents found up to 20 pages. If there are more documents than this there will be an extra charge - please indicate if you are NOT prepared to pay this.

There is no guarantee that any records will be found for your ancestor

For the person who wants to research her family more thoroughly and can’t get to Western Sydney to find the records she needs. Records available include probate, deceased estate (or death duties), intestate estates, inquests, immigration, convicts, divorces, bankruptcies and insolvencies, Colonial Secretary's correspondence, land records related to primary applications and conditional purchases, and many others.

Two hours research including a maximum of 40 pages of photocopies from State Records NSW at Kingswood. If you can supply the references of the records you need I can spend more of the available time researching them.