Convict Transportation to North America and Caribbean?

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Convict Transportation to North America and Caribbean?

I know plenty of places to research convicts transported to Australia, but I recently came across an ancestor who was sentenced to transportation in 1771. Since this was a bit too early for Austarlian transportation, I assume that she was transported to either North America or the Caribbean (or were there other places that convicts were sent?)

What next? Are there any helpful websites that deal with this subject? Are there any places that list the convicts that were transported, or the names of any convict ships?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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3 months ago
Thanks for all the feedback, but I really do know everything there is to know about Australian convicts, and where to find the information relating to them. My children's father has nine convicts in his family, so I've been there, done that. It's just that 1771 is too early for someone sentenced to transportation (which, according to Old Bailey records, she was) to have been sent to Australia (as the First Fleet came here in 1788). Any information specific on transportation to the Americas and Caribbean would be wonderful. Thanks.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 3 months ago
Thanks for all the feedback, but I really do know everything there is to know about Australian convicts, and where to find the information relating to them. My children's father has nine convicts in his family, so I've been there, done that. It's just that 1771 is too early for someone sentenced to transportation (which, according to Old Bailey records, she was) to have been sent to Australia (as the First Fleet came here in 1788). Any information specific on transportation to the Americas and Caribbean would be wonderful. Thanks.