Tag: Transportation Records and researchThe Hampton Court RobberyMonday 5 June 2023One of our dedicated volunteers tells a true crime story he discovered in our...Records and researchHow to trace your criminal ancestorsTuesday 13 December 2016Criminal records are some of the richest sources available for family historians - here...Records and research‘Not a fair trial’: Edward Ashford’s petitions for mercyWednesday 20 April 2016Exploring the story of Edward Ashford, who appears to have been in the wrong...Records and research‘To share in his fate’: petitioning to join those transported overseasTuesday 16 February 2016We explore petitions from women who wanted to join their husbands in exile…...Records and researchGeorge Sanglier’s petitions: two sides to every petitionTuesday 4 August 2015My last blog focused on James Hawkins, a thief so determined not to be...Records and researchJames Hawkins’ daring escapes – a convict who refused to accept his sentenceTuesday 7 July 2015Last month I wrote a blog introducing the work being done by a team...Records and researchVolunteers and villains: the HO 17 cataloguing projectTuesday 2 June 2015It is Volunteers’ Week, an annual celebration of the wonderful contribution made by millions...