Hi Peter, This link has a bit of information on the Female Factory at Parramatta - http://www.parragirls.org.au/id2.html I couldn't find any information on inmates, but there is an ongoing research project on inmates, they may have more information if you contact them, or, alternatively maybe you would like to submit what you have on Sarah LYNCHEY and her children - info@parragirls.org.au Their Resources link has a lot of useful information for follow-up, including the book "These Outcast Women - The Parramatta Female Factory 1821-1848" by A. Salt. Cheers Trish Nowra NSW > Are there any entry records for the Female Factory at Parramatta? > > One of my convicts, Sarah LYNCHEY-Mary III 1835- brought 3 children with > her. > > One was named Mary Ann, my GG grandmother, from several years of research > the others may have been Sarah and James. The Indent for the Mary III does > not name them it simply states that they were on board. > > Given the regulations at the time the girls could have been no older than > 12 > years when they departed England and the boy 8 years. > > A request from the Isle of Man for her to take 3 children with her stated > that the names were noted in the margin as was usual them. The copy on the > Isle of Man does not include the names, nor does the approval from Lord > Melbourne. The archives at Kew cannot find the original. > > I have checked Joan REESE's index of admissions to the orphan school and > cannot find a LYNCHEY, nor a likely LYNCH. > > Would a convict woman be permitted to take 3 children with her to an > assigned master? In this case a Henry FISHER a wine and spirit merchant in > Princes St the Rocks (now covered by the approach to the Harbour Bridge). > > Any pointers to where I can look further or records of those who went to > the > female factory would be most appreciated. > > > > Cheers > > > > Peter > > Melbourne