Convict Guide - published 2006 - Manual / Resource - Page 63
Guide to New South Wales State archives relating to convicts and convict administration
5.3
Records of pardons
Colonial Secretary's
records
Registers of conditional pardons, 16 Dec
1791–6 Dec 1825, 1 Jan 1837–27 Aug 1841
NRS 1170, *ARK
to 1825
The first volume shows: name, ship and year of
arrival, native place, trade and calling, offence,
place and date of trial, sentence, year of birth,
height, complexion, and colour of hair and eyes.
The second volume records: number, name, date
ordered and date of issue. There are indexes in
front of the volumes and an index is available on
State Records' website.
Dates
Pages
Item
Photocopy
Fiche*
Reel
Index
1A-28A
[4/4430]
COD 19
820
774
Dec 1791–Jun 1804
1-30
[4/4430]
COD 19
820
774
Jun 1804–Jan 1816
31-91
[4/4430]
COD 19
821
774
Jan 1816–Sep 1820
92-152
[4/4430]
COD 19
822
774
Jan 1821–Dec 1825
153-199
[4/4430]
COD 19
823
774
Jan 1837–Aug 1841
[4/4481]
774
Copies of conditional pardons registered by
the Colonial Secretary, 6 May 1826–11 Aug
1870
NRS 1172
The following personal details are noted on the
back of the pardon: name, ship and year of
arrival, master's name, native place, trade or
calling, offence, sentence, year of birth and
physical description. There are indexes in front of
the individual volumes and an index is available
in State Records' reading rooms and website.
*Date Registered
Numbers
*Signed by Governor
Item
Reel
13 Sep 1828–25 Nov 1835
1-247
6 May 1826–10 Jul 1834
[4/4432]
775
25 Nov 1835–1 Dec 1838
248-497
10 Jul 1834–15 Aug 1835
[4/4433]
775
1 Dec 1838
498-761
15 Aug 1835–8 Sep 1836
[4/4434]
776
1 Dec 1838–1 Feb 1839
762-1003,
39/1-12
31 Dec 1836–17 Nov 1837
[4/4435]
776
1 Feb 1839
39/13-39/250
20 Nov 1837–1 Feb 1838
[4/4436]
777
1 Feb 1839–5 May 1840
39/251-40/28
1 Feb 1838–28 Feb 1839
[4/4437]
777
5 May 1840–20 Mar 1841
40/29-41/64
28 Feb 1839–1 Jan 1840
[4/4438]
778
20 Mar 1841–3 Jan 1842
41/65-41/314
1 Jan 1840–1 Jan 1841
[4/4439]
779
3 Jan 1842–16 Sep 1842
41/315-42/229
1 Jan 1841–1 Jul 1841
[4/4440]
779
16 Sep 1842–12 Jun 1843
42/230-43/145
1 Jul 1841–1 Apr 1842
[4/4441]
780
12 Jun 1843–16 Dec 1843
43/146-43/312
1 Apr 1842–1 Oct 1842
[4/4442]
780
16 Dec 1843–1 Feb 1844
43/313-44/45
1 Oct 1842–1 Feb 1843
[4/4443]
780
1 Feb 1844–29 Jun 1844
44/46-44/213
1 Feb 1843–1 Jul 1843
[4/4444]
781
23 Jul 1844
44/214-44/320
1 Jul 1843
[4/4445]
781
27 Feb 1845
45/1-45/250
1 Feb 1845
[4/4446]
781
27 Feb 1845–1 Sep 1845
45/251-45/496
1 Feb 1845–13 Aug 1845
[4/4447]
782
1 Sep 1845
45/497-45/611
13 Aug 1845
[4/4448]
782
Blank volume (see NRS 1175 and 1176)
[4/4449]
9 Feb 1847–12 May 1847
47/1-47/250
16 Jan 1847–10 Apr 1847
[4/4450]
783
12 May 1847–7 Sep 1847
47/251-47/500
10 Apr 1847–30 Jul 1847
[4/4451]
783
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