- Physical description
- The crime for which they were convicted, the sentence received and the court where they were convicted
- Any previous criminal record and time in jail
- Any family on board the ship or any family left behind
- Marital status and number of children
- Children born to female convicts while under sentence
- Where they served out their sentence
- Any trouble and the punishments received while under sentence
- If they married while under sentence
- When they received a ticket of leave
- When they received their freedom and the condition of that freedom
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