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Transportation of 301 named male convicts from Great Britain (London) to Western...
Catalogue reference: TS 18/508
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This record is about the Transportation of 301 named male convicts from Great Britain (London) to Western... dating from 1864 in the series Treasury Solicitor: General Series Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- TS 18/508
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1864
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Description (What the record is about)
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Transportation of 301 named male convicts from Great Britain (London) to Western Australia by the convict ship SS Clara: contract dated 5th January 1864
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5896310/
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TS 18
Treasury Solicitor: General Series Papers
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