NRS-1948 | Photograph description book [Unidentified gaol(s)/ general]

Full description

This record contains a photograph of each prisoner and the following details: name, aliases, date when portrait was taken, native place, year of birth, arrived in colony - ship and year, trade or occupation, religion, degree of education, height, weight (on committal, on discharge), colour of hair, colour of eyes, marks or special features, where and when tried, offence, sentence, remarks, previous convictions - where and when, offence, sentence.

This volume is labelled "Photos of prisoners discharged prior to 1897 whose papers have been sent to other gaols".

(3/14128). 1 vol.

Note:

This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.