Share Your Female Convict Story, Image or Documents

One of the aims of our Female Convicts in Van Diemen's Land database is to be a repository for photos, stories and biographies of female convicts. We invite you to share your convict story, research or images by completing the Submit a Convict form and/or the Image and Document Submission form below, and email to our Genealogy Research Co-ordinator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

or mail to:

Genealogy Research Co-Ordinator,

Female Convicts Research Centre Inc,

PO Box 550,

South Hobart, Tasmania 7004

Australia

Share a convict story/register as a descendant

Please complete the Submit a Convict Form so that you can be registered as a descendant/researcher in our Female Convicts in Van Diemen's Land database for each convict you:

• are researching
• are descended from

Submit a Convict form - docx

Please note: If you have previously submitted details to the Female Family Founders Database, you do not need to resubmit the details, as this is the former name of the Female Convicts in Van diemen's Land database.

If you also wish to submit an image, story or biography of your convict, please read the Image and Document Submission section below.

Image and Document Submission

Please complete the Image and Document Submission Form if you have a photo, story or biography of your convict which you wish to submit to be stored in our database.

Image and Document Submission Form - docx

Diaries and Artifacts

The Female Convict Research Centre do not collect or archive original material such as diaries and artifacts.  While we do appreciate copies in digital format for our database, if you wish to donate original items we suggest you contact us for a referral, or by completing the following form we will pass your information on to the appropriate organisation.

Donation of original materials permission form