As the control of women convicts was always a troublesome problem for the administration it was not feasible to subject women to the probation system and therefore they continued to be dealt with according to the old system.

Subsequent to 1844 women's conduct was recorded in the new type of registers, and each shiplaod was entered in a separate volume. The following information is included in this series: date and place of trial, sentence, dates of embarkation and arrival, religion, degree of literacy, crime for which sentenced, gaol and hulk report, whether married, convict's own statement of her offence, Surgeon's report on conduct during the voyage; then follows the details of the Description Lists: trade, height, age, complexion, head, hair, visage, forehead, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, chin, native place, remarks (marks) and information on services.

Digital images of this record series are available to view online by clicking on the item links below to get to the Item Details pages. Copies may be made for private research/study but any other use requires permission from the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office.

37 volumes. Each ship is located on a separate volume.

Guide to the Public Records of Tasmania: Convict Department.