Estrays
Archives behind the scenes – Protestant (Male) Orphan School
Dating from 1850 to 1886, when the school was based at Parramatta, this register contains details of over 1000 boys, the youngest of whom was around one year of age
Archives behind the scenes: Blenheim convict indent
This is the Irish indent for the Blenheim, a ship which arrived in Australia carrying around 200 convicts in 1834
Donating records
Estrays are official or government records that have somehow been moved out of official custody, often ending up in local museums, historical societies, libraries or in private hands