Penal transportation

In law and in history, particularly with reference to the histories of Australia and the United Kingdom, the word transportation refers to the deporting of convicted criminals to a penal colony.

Notable people who were transported

• Five of the Cato Street Conspirators
• James Townsend Saward, English barrister and forger
• The Monmouth Rebels
• The Tolpuddle Martyrs
• The Luddites