Accessing information about the people of St Helena Island
We have been conducting original research on St Helena Island for many years, using original
sources to build a database of prisoners and prison warders who worked in St Helena Penal
Establishment.
We’re proud of the accuracy of our information and excited to share it with our audience.
Family historians:
Do you know of a family member who spent time on St Helena Island? Want to know more about their prison information, daily life and events that occurred while they were in St Helena Penal Establishment? We can supply detailed information to you through our comprehensive written profiles.
General Public:
Imagine if one of your relatives was on St Helena Island. To find out if they were, simply search our list of names to see if there is a match to your family, then contact us to get a written profile on that person.
For a one-off fee of $25, our staff will conduct a full search of all information we hold in the database, as well as create a comprehensive ‘Profile’ of the individual or family. (See below)
This profile includes:
Personal Information: including physical descriptions, birth and death, occupation and residences.
Family Information: including marriage, children, major events and living on St Helena Island.
For Prisoners:
Incarcerations: Crimes, arrest details and sentencing information.
St Helena Penal Establishment – Personal information: Administration and cell number, prison
occupations, punishments and misdemeanors and prison events.
St Helena Penal Establishment – General information: Prisoner classification and management,
living conditions, daily prison life, food and indulgences and visitation.
For Prison Warders:
Qld Prison roles: within St Helena and other Qld prisons, including appointment dates, extra responsibilities, wages, demotions and transfers.
St Helena Penal Establishment – Personal information: Prison roles and responsibilities, punishments and misdemeanors, prison events and inquiry witness statements.
St Helena Penal Establishment – Family information: If the warder had a family on St Helena Island, personal details are given regarding the entire family including births and deaths on St Helena. Information is also given as to St Helena Island’s accommodation and rations, prison events involving the family, inquiry witness statements and the St Helena Island children’s school.
St Helena Penal Establishment – General information: Warder classification, Rules and Regulations, accommodation, daily prison and island life, recreation and visitation.
Just contact us to find out more about your personal connection to St Helena Island.
Please fill in the form below and supply the name of the person you are enquiring after, any known
details/ dates related to them and your email address to get the journey started!
A payment is required of $25, and a professional, written profile will be emailed to you. Please allow our research staff a couple of weeks.
We look forward to sharing the fascinating social history of St Helena Island with you.