Proposal: Stickers for profiles of convicts covered by the Australian Convicts and Early Settlers project

Question

Following the change of policy requiring that Project Boxes are only used on Project Protected profiles and other profiles have stickers instead, we need stickers to use on profiles of Convicts transported to Australia. I've given an example of a convict ancestor and this is another one: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnson-61629

My suggestion is to have 4 stickers (or editable) and with sticker type 4, to include the editable Colony (eg New South Wales / Van Diemen's Land) the person was transported to.

1. Convict on the First Fleet

2. Convict on the Second Fleet

3. Convict on the Third Fleet

4. Convict after the Third Fleet transported to [xxx Colony]

If you think this is a good idea, or have strong objections please answer this question! The proposal need the support of at least 3 active members who have profiles that they could add this sticker to.

Thanks

* edited 'state' to 'colony' following Anne's comment

Comments

Sticker is updated, and almost ready for primetime!

1. Space links have been added;
2. Categories for First, Second and Third fleet have been added (no category for 'after third fleet');
3. Documentation updated on purpose and usage.

If you have any further changes, please let me know. Otherwise, you are free to begin usage of the sticker.

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Very exciting! Thank you Steve for all your hard work developing the stickers and taking on board all our feedback. You’ve been really brilliant to work with. We will all look forward to proudly displaying the stickers on our ancestors.

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This is a great idea, WA colony is known as Swan River Colony and there is another one called King George's Sound (now Albany) which was also a colony of sorts. Usually convicts got sent to one of a few Convict depots and then sent out for labouring work for free settlers from there. I know there were three convict depots. It is a bit of a unique history, WA.. I know Roebourne, Rottnest Island and the Boab prison tree near Derby were quite important in our convict history.

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To be more clear I think it is appropriate to just have Convict after the Third Fleet transported to Swan River Colony for Western Australia.

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Thanks Kylie. I knew you could help us out.

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Hi Steve, I've just trialled the 'After the Third Fleet to x colony' Sticker on two of my profiles and it is adding the First Fleet category. Are you able to fix this up? This is an example: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gardner-12740

I just tried the 'After the Third Fleet' sticker and it has the same problem.
Thanks

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This is fixed!

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Thanks Steve!

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I have put a few of these stickers on my convict ancestors, but am wondering what to do with my other ancestors who came on the Second Fleet but were not convicts. Is there a sticker for the NSW Corps?

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Hi Danielle, Veronica is working on a few more stickers at the moment, including a 'came free' sticker. We'll keep you posted when that is available

Answer 1

I support Gillian's proposal for these stickers. My examples of convict profiles:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rice-10484

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hawker-354

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hawker-374

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hugall-8

Comments

Thanks Danielle! Appreciate your support!

Answer 2

I support Gillian's proposal for these stickers. My examples of convict profiles: Page-668

Jarvis-265

Comments

These look good.  Should it state Tasmania? Not just sent to Australia.  See point 4 above.

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Hi Deborah, that would be the idea, that there is an option to add the specific colony as Anne has pointed out (not State as per my original proposal)

Answer 3

I support the proposal.

Here are my two convict profiles.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Peasland-8

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Satchell-81

Comments

Excellent Helen. Nice surprise to find out you have some convicts.

Answer 4

 I support this proposal.

A few of ‘my’ convicts are John Skeen, Maurice Evans and William Bright.

Comments

Thanks so much for your support.

Answer 5

Yes please. I have several convicts in my tree, and work on others for fun.

Comments

Me too, only one in Tree but the others for fun

Answer 6

Thank you, Gillian.  I totally support this suggestion. I would be using the stickers on at least 17 profiles, including

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Evans-20948

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pincham-2

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jackson-5360

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Worthing-29

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wright-6876

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bunt-216

Comments

Thanks Kenneth. It's great to have all this support for the stickers.

Answer 7

Hi Gillian.  I support this and think it's an excellent idea.

Comments

Thanks Peter. Great to have your support.