New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879

Source Information

Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data: New South Wales Government. Convict Death Register. Series 12213, SR Reel 690. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia.

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About New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879

This database contains the New South Wales convict death register, which was kept from 1828-1879. The register recorded convicts who died while serving their sentence, though some ex-convicts are also listed. It was originally maintained by the Principal Superintendent of Convicts and later by the Convict Branch of the Inspector-General of Police.

Information recorded on the death register includes:

  • Name of deceased

  • Ship of Arrival

  • Age at time of death

  • Date of death or burial

  • District or parish of residence

  • Other remarks regarding the convict or his death (for example: cause of death, name of officiating priest or minister, status of the convict)

Entries are arranged alphabetically by convict surname and thereafter by death date.