article_snippet: Findmypast is  Australia's most notorious and well recognised criminal, but Ned Kelly may never have even existed if it weren't for his father stealing two pigs more than 170 years ago.
article_snippet: Prison transfer records show Ned Kelly, also known as Red, was arrested for stealing two pigs back in 1841 and sent to Australia as a convict.
article_snippet: He was transported a few years before it hit, so He may not have even survived if He hadn't stolen the pigs,' Vicki Dawson said. '
article_snippet: The move would become etched in Australia's history with his son Ned set to become the nation's most iconic criminal. '
article_snippet: his son Ned was given his son Ned certificate of freedom and moved to Melbourne where his son Ned met Ned's mother,' Vicki Dawson said.
article_snippet: his father history an one of Australia's most notorious and well recognised criminal has been documented on Findmypast with prison records (pictured) and mugshots .
article_snippet: ranges north of Melbourne
article_snippet: Prison transfer records show his father, also known as Red, was arrested for stealing two pigs back in 1841 and sent to Australia as a convict .
article_snippet: his father and his father gang, known for Kelly and his gang armour protection, were shot in 1880 at Glenrowan, Victoria . '