Upon arrival, a convict was usually assigned to a master, the Female Factory or to Public Works. To who and where a convict was assigned was recorded in an assignment register. Not all assignment registers have survived to present. Convicts were not assigned to a master in Western Australia.
Upon arrival, a convict was usually assigned to a master, the Female Factory or to Public Works. To who and where a convict was assigned was recorded in an assignment register. Not all assignment registers have survived to present. Convicts were not assigned to a master in Western Australia.From: https://www.nla.gov.auesearch-guides/convicts/convict-assignment
Lying face down on the cot in the hospital for three days, Blay dreamt of his home in Spitalfields, of his wife and his boys. Female convicts
