VPRS 12798 Index to Register of Female Prisoners, 1857-1918, Compiled by Marion Button (also known as Victorian Prisoners Index (Females))

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This index was created by a researcher, Marion Button from information in VPRS 516 Register of Female Prisoners, units 1 to 13. (The index also includes some data from VPRS 514 Alias Index, Male and Female Prisoners.) The index does not cover the full date range of the series. Data was gathered from the units that were on open access at the time (1996).

Details included are: surname, first name, year of birth, place of birth, prisoner registration number, Public Record Office Victoria series and unit number (e.g., 516/7), and comments. Under comments, Mrs Button has noted immigration details (e.g., name of ship and year of arrival), occupation, other name entries for a prisoner, etc., selected from the register.

Although Marion button described the source of the information on the index as VPRS 516/P, units 1 to 13, it appears that some information was taken from unit 14 to encompass registration 7491.