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family history and all that goes with studying the life and times of our ancestors is an increasingly popular pastime for some it is a passion for them the thrill of the chase for their ancestors that can take weeks months and even years is an experience that cannot be bettered the state records Authority of New South Wales holds the New South Wales State Archives these are the official records created by successive New South Wales governments from 1788 on thurs this may sound rather dry but the archives include many records about the people who had contact or dealings with the government there are all sorts of ways that this might have happened it could include records about their arrival in New South Wales convict or not as the case may be applications for land grants or leases government employment for example as public servants and police officers teachers or surveyors licences for hotels or files relating to the administration and persons last will and testament of these some of the records that have the most relevance to family historians and the ones that helped start the research journey are those relating to the arrival of their ancestors in New South Wales as we will discover shortly there are a number of ways that our ancestors could have traveled here in the 19th century and made their mark on new south wales government records this is why the new south wales grade archives are such an important resource for family historians the State Archives are genuinely arranged by the combi coffers that created them rather than by a person's name this is why searching the state archives / references to individuals can sometimes be difficult it means that researchers need to do some basic preparation by firstly coming up with some ideas about how their ancestors may have dealt with the government of the day before they start their research using the State Archives think of examples such as whether they were born here what did they come here from somewhere else did they work for the government did they have land others and skeletons in the family history closet some ancestors may have appeared before the courts the list goes on state records has published a range of useful indexes on its website to try to make it easier than family historians but not everything is being indexed so you will still need to do your homework once you get started on your research your ancestor story will begin to take shape but remember it's always easier to work backwards from the present to the past begin by trying to find out as much as you can about your family for example how long have they been in New South Wales where did they come from prison your relatives may help you should also study in the available family papers or documents such as family bibles or photographs you can then obtain birth death and marriage certificates death certificates frequently indicate the length of time spent in New South Wales this makes them very useful but as this information is supplied by relatives or friends in attendance at the time they may contain inaccuracies and remember always record your references and keep good notes including details of where you found your information this is essential as you'll almost certainly need to go back to it later the spelling of surnames may change over time and before starting your research the possible variations should be considered never assume relationships with families of the same name always start from what you know and base your research on a firm line of descent using the available records start from the present remember it's always easier to work from the present to the past now that we have considered some of the tips do's and don'ts of family history let's have a look at some examples from the key records these are just a selection of New South Wales data archives that may contain information about your ancestors between seventy and eighty eight and 1842 about 80,000 convicts were transported to what was the colony of New South Wales the starting point for any convict research is the convict indent which is the list of convicts transported to New South Wales on a particular ship the early indents only provide name date and place of trial and sentence later indents contain more information such as physical description native place age and crime the indents may also contain annotations with the numbers of tickets of lead pardons and certificates of freedom a ticket of leave allowed convicts to work for themselves on condition that they remain in a specified area reported regularly to local authorities and if at all possible attend divine worship every Sunday convicts with life sentences receive pardons the two main types of pardons were conditional pardon and absolute pardon when a conditional part of the convict was free as long as they remained in the colony the vast majority of convicts granted pardons received a conditional pardon with an absolute pardon the config sentence was entirely omitted that is they were free both within and outside the colony and could return to Britain a certificate of food and was only available to a convent with a fine life sentence for example 7 10 or 14 years as it showed that a sentence had been completed convicts with a life sentence were only was even hardened the convict indent may also show details of any further crimes committed in colony state records has published a guide to New South Wales data archives relating the convicts and convent administration this guide is designed to assist those who are researching convicts by describing the records in the archives relating to each stage of the convicts progress darling with their transportation to their eventual freedom the guide is available for sale from state records and it can be ordered through the website there are also some concise FAQ sheets available in our routing rooms or on our website these fact sheets are caught archives and brief the archives in brief related to convict records are numbers two and one hundred now not everybody arrived in New South Wales as a convict and now we're going to have a look at some other records a great many people paid their own passage can travel to New South Wales to make a new life for themselves and their families there were also a number of people who arrived here after having worked their passage as members of the ship's crew others arrived as crew and then jumped ship no doubt attracted by the opportunities available to them in the new colony in addition there were many thousands of immigrants who came to New South Wales as part of various assistant immigration schemes that operated between 1828 and 1896 assisted immigrants were walked in New South Wales to provide the skills required in the new colony such as agricultural workers mechanics and buying dresses because the various governments of the day had a direct involvement in bringing these immigrants to the colony more information was quoted about them than for either the paying passengers or the crew for example the assisted immigration records generally provide valuable genealogical information on edge assisted immigrant such as native place and parents names another group of records to consider a Maps state records holds a collection of historical maps it can be helpful than showing how a place may have looked when a researchers answers to settle there they often show that he or she received a land grant or lease and can link a person to a place after explaining why family moved to the area we have to reading rooms where you can use data archives in original or copied for the Western Sydney record center is at 143 O'Connell Street teams would and the Sydney record Center is a two Globes throughout the rocks in the city there are over 60 kilometres of State Archives in our Western Sydney record Center where researchers can visit the reading room a reader's ticket is required to access original state archives at the Western Sydney record Center anyone over the age of 15 may apply for ticket applicants under the age of 18 years must have the application countersigned by a parent or legal guardian a reader's ticket is valid indefinitely many of the more popular records have been copied onto microfilm or microfiche copied material is the same at both locations for original records are stored to the western sydney record center you can find out which records are copied by consulting archives investigator if the records you require our copied onto microfilm or microfiche then you don't need to apply for a reader's ticket these resources are on your door skips and we are going to help you to unlock some of the secrets and stories from the past you