An estimated 9,000 convict women were in the 13 female factories, in the colonies of NSW and Van Diemen's Land. This spanned a period of 52 years -1804 to 1856. An estimated 1 in 5 to 1 in 7 Australians are related to these women .
Approximately 9,000 female prisoners were housed in the 13 women's factories in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land over a span of 52 years (1804-1856). It is estimated that around 1 in 5 to 1 in 7 Australians have ancestral ties to these women.