Transportation Records Database .. from "Celtic Knot" The National Archives of Ireland holds a wide range of records relating to transportation of convicts from Ireland to Australia covering the period 1788 to 1868. In some cases these include records of members of convictsÂ’ families transported as free settlers. This index to the transportation records is available for online searches at The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search01.html Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Without genealogy, the study of history is lifeless." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002 .