Hi, I'd not come across "Indents" before Lyn's e-mail today. Where are they stored, are they comprehensive, are they searchable on-line? My convict was John Venables arrived on the Charles Kerr in 1837. Other than his TOL I have no definite information about him in Australia. An Indent might give me a few more scraps of info. Alan Venables Hertfordshire, England

Hi Alan I am a bit surprised that you have not heard of an Indent before as they are mentioned time and time again. In Australia, they are available, on microfiche, at many libraries, although I am not certain if they are available in the UK. It depends on when your convict arrived as to what information was recorded on the Indent. The early Indents did not record a lot of info, whereas the later Indents did. The following is part of what is available about John Venables Age: 23 Education: None Religion: Protestant Marital Status: Single Children: None Native Place: Hertfordshire Occupation: Labourer Offence: Breaking into dwelling house Place of Trial: Hertford Quarter Session Date of trial: 17 October 1836 Sentence: 7 years Previous convictions 2 months,. 2 months 2 months The Indent for this transport also records Age Height Complexion Hair colour Eye colour and other remarks Lesley Uebel mailto:ckennedy@bigpond.net.au CLAIM A CONVICT http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/index.html -----Original Message----- From: aus-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Alan Venables Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 8:42 PM To: aus-convicts@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-CON] Idents Hi, I'd not come across "Indents" before Lyn's e-mail today. Where are they stored, are they comprehensive, are they searchable on-line? My convict was John Venables arrived on the Charles Kerr in 1837. Other than his TOL I have no definite information about him in Australia. An Indent might give me a few more scraps of info. Alan Venables Hertfordshire, England