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Manx Genealogy

Re: William McCLURE. Born c1832
In Response To: William McCLURE. Born c1832 ()

In 1854 Western Australia was the only Australian state still accepting convicts. A full list of them is here, under "Bound for W.A.": www.convictcentral.com/

The website also notes that "as with Tasmania, New Zealand and Victoria, Western Australia also received a number of convict boys from Parkhurst Prison during the 1840s. They had been rehabilitated in England and arrived as free settlers destined for apprenticeships with local settlers and their convict past is often forgotten".

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