Free passage : the reunion of Irish convicts and their families in Australia, 1788-1852 / Perry McIntyre.

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TitleFree passage : the reunion of Irish convicts and their families in Australia, 1788-1852 / Perry McIntyre.DescriptionThe story of the reunion of Irish families in Australia from 1788-1852. Over one third of convicts travelled to the Australian colonies between 1788 and 1868 were Irish. The perception has been that these men and women came to the Antipodes and that familial connections were severed. A controversial government policy encouraged reformed married men to apply from the colonies for free passage for their wives and children. These women and children travelled on female convict ships and until now their stories ha.ve remained hidden in the records.Personal authorMcIntyre, Perry, 1950-ImprintDublin : Irish Academic Press, c2011.LanguageEnglishDate2010Collationxxiv, 344 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN9780716531012 (pbk); 9780716531005 (hbk)Bib. formatBooksNotesIncludes bibliographical references (p. 316-338) and index.

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Library of Congress (keywords)Irish -- Australia -- HistoryPenal transportation -- History -- 18th centuryPenal transportation -- History -- 19th centuryAustralia -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etcIreland -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 18th centuryIreland -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th centuryAustralia -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 18th centuryAustralia -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century

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Free passage : the reunion of Irish convicts and their families in Australia, 1788-1852 / Perry McIntyre.