GENEALOGY
INDIVIDUAL LESSONS
These genealogy lessons were prepared by Carol Baxter for genealogy conferences and webinars. Ultimately, they will all be made available as individual lessons for a pay-per-view price of $AUD 19.50.
Currently, they are at various stages of accessibility:
- Some are available under the Annual Membership subscription and also as Individual Lessons.
- Some are currently available only under the Annual Membership subscription. If you wish to access them as individual lessons, please contact Carol and she will prioritise them.
- Some have been prepared but are not yet recorded. Once they are recorded, they will be made available for Annual Members and Individual Lesson subscribers. If you wish to access them sooner rather than later, please contact Carol and she will prioritise them.
carol@writingfabulousfamilyhistories.com
Criminals and convicts
Stop Thief! British crime and punishment
This seminar begins by discussing the big picture question of the British criminal justice system, including the contemporary attitudes towards criminals and the policy of transporting them abroad. It then covers the types of records that deal with the crimes and punishments of British criminals.
This lesson can be purchased by subscribers as an individual lesson. It can also be accessed by Annual Members as part of the A Helpful Miscellany series.
A Cargo of Convicts
Over the 80 years of convict transportation, hundreds of ships transported convicts to the penal settlements of Australia. This seminar focuses on the ships, the voyages, and the records relating to transported convicts.
This lesson has been prepared but is not yet recorded. Contact Carol if you wish to have it made available as part of the Annual Membership or as an individual lesson.
carol@writingfabulousfamilyhistories.com
New South Wales research
They really didn't swim! Finding your ancestors in New South Wales colonial shipping records
Four groups of people sailed to Australia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: convicts, free passengers, soldiers and sailors. This seminar focuses on the free passengers: those who paid their passages or received free passages under systems like the Bounty Immigrant scheme.
This lesson has been prepared but is not yet recorded. Contact Carol if you wish to have it made available as part of the Annual Membership or as an individual lesson.
carol@writingfabulousfamilyhistories.com
Polled: Finding your ancestors in New South Wales colonial muster and census returns
This seminar explains how to best use colonial muster and census returns, including later returns such as the 1841 and 1891 Australian Census returns, taking into consideration their many faults and foibles. Carol Baxter has an unparalleled knowledge of the NSW Colonial Muster and Census returns, having edited all the surviving General Musters from 1800 to 1825. She has also closely examined smaller returns for the same period, and has processed the raw data of the 1828 NSW Census/Household Returns and 1837 Convict Return.
This lesson has been prepared but is not yet recorded. Contact Carol if you wish to have it made available as part of the Annual Membership or as an individual lesson.
carol@writingfabulousfamilyhistories.com
More to come ...
