Template:Australian Convicts
Categories: Stickers | Australia Project Stickers
Description
Used to note a person's affiliation with one of the fleets of convicts that were transported to Australia.
To add this sticker to a profile, place the string similar to the text in Code used: column of Examples table anywhere in the biography part of the profile. Usually you should put it next to the text describing a Sticker, but it should always be below the == Biography == heading and above the == Sources == heading.
Info
| Name: | Australian Convicts |
| Type: | Sticker |
| Group: | National |
| Subgroup: | Australia |
| Status: | Approved |
| Project: | Project:Australia |
| Usage: | Pages using the template |
| Parameters usage stats: | Parameter usage on profiles |
| Map of Profiles: | WikiTree+ Maps |
| Edit: | Template Documentation |
Between 1788 and 1868, roughly 162,000 convicts were transported from Britain to various penal colonies across Australia in order to relieve further overcrowding of British prisons. For more information, see Project:Australian_Convicts_and_First_Settlers.
This sticker is used to note a person's affiliation with one of the fleets of convicts that were transported to Australia:
- Convicts on the First Fleet
- Convicts on the Second Fleet
- Convicts on the Third Fleet
- Convicts after the Third Fleet
Examples
| Code used: | Category added: | Displays as: |
|---|---|---|
| {{Australian Convicts|fleet=first}} | Category:First Fleet |  ... ... ... was a convict on the First Fleet. |
| {{Australian Convicts|fleet=second}} | Category:Second Fleet |  ... ... ... was a convict on the Second Fleet. |
| {{Australian Convicts|fleet=third}} | Category:Third Fleet |  ... ... ... was a convict on the Third Fleet. |
| {{Australian Convicts|fleet=after}} | Category:Convicts After the Third Fleet |  ... ... ... was a convict after the Third Fleet. |
| {{Australian Convicts|fleet=after|colony=Van Diemen's Land}} | Category:Convicts After the Third Fleet | ... ... ... was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to Van Diemen's Land |
Parameters
| Parameter | Usage | Type | Description | Example | Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fleet | Required | Text | The fleet transported on or associated with. | second | first, second, third, after |
| colony | Optional | Text | If traveling after the third fleet, you can add the name of a colony. | Van Diemen's Land |
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