"Judith Rowe" <[email protected]> writes: > I have an old ships indent, that was done for me years ago, showing a cert. > of freedom number but when I check the web page I don't get anything for > this fellow. > > James Cook > "Lord Lynedock" 1838 > > Ships Indent show Cert. of Freedom #48/105 > Hi Judith, Here's what a quick online search turns up: State Library of Queensland: British convict transportation registers <http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/info/fh/convicts> Title: Cook, James Description: James Cook, one of 330 convicts transported on the Lord Lyndoch, 02 April 1838 Sentence Details: Convicted at Bristol Quarter Session for a term of 10 years. Vessel: Lord Lyndoch (Ship) Date of Departure: 02 April 1838 Place of Arrival: New South Wales Society of Australian Genealogists: NSW tickets of leave 1810-1875 <http://web.ecorner.com.au/epages/sag.storefront/?ObjectPath=/Shops/sag/Categories/Databases/Ticket_of_leave_197&PageSize=60> Last name Cook First name James Ship Lord Lyndoch Year 1838 Native place NR Trade or calling NR District Bristol Qs Ticket no 43/2147 State Records shelf ref Apr-80 State Records reel no 950 NSW State Records: Index to certificates of freedom <http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=19> COOK James Lord Lynedock 1838 48/0105 21 Feb 1848 4/4410 1025 TL 44/2402 Worth doing a KeyName search for him on this site as well. -- Martin