Comments on: Convict Voyages: Convict Attitudes toward Transportation http://www.earlyamericancrime.com/convict-transportation/convict-voyages/convict-attitudes An exploration of crime, criminals, and punishments from America’s past Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:11:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anthony Vaverhttp://www.earlyamericancrime.com/convict-transportation/convict-voyages/convict-attitudes/comment-page-1#comment-2285 Anthony Vaver Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:31:51 +0000 http://www.earlyamericancrime.com/?p=525#comment-2285 The best source is Peter Wilson Coldham's "The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776," which is available as a CD-ROM, or his "King's Passengers to Maryland and Virginia." You can try asking a reference librarian at your local library for help in locating a copy of either resource. If you know that your ancestor was originally from London or its surrounding counties, you can try searching in the Proceedings of the Old Bailey (www.oldbaileyonline.org) to see if his or her name pops up. Full bibliographic information on all these resources are listed in the Sources section of this post.Good luck with your search! The best source is Peter Wilson Coldham’s “The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776,” which is available as a CD-ROM, or his “King’s Passengers to Maryland and Virginia.” You can try asking a reference librarian at your local library for help in locating a copy of either resource. If you know that your ancestor was originally from London or its surrounding counties, you can try searching in the Proceedings of the Old Bailey (www.oldbaileyonline.org) to see if his or her name pops up. Full bibliographic information on all these resources are listed in the Sources section of this post.

Good luck with your search!

]]> By: Dale Yertonhttp://www.earlyamericancrime.com/convict-transportation/convict-voyages/convict-attitudes/comment-page-1#comment-2284 Dale Yerton Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:29:17 +0000 http://www.earlyamericancrime.com/?p=525#comment-2284 How can I find out if my ancester came to Amercia as a convict? How can I find out if my ancester came to Amercia as a convict?

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