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Voyage
Transportation
George Akerstone was transported on the Marion, departing 22nd Nov 1843 and arriving 3rd Apr 1844 with 302 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 492 Old Bailey online https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18430918-2597 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Name: Saville, George. Also known as: Ackerstone, George Departure date: 9 Dec 1843 Departure port: London. Ship: Marion (1) Place of origin: Bethnal Green, Middlesex ** Please note a second Saville, George Departure date: 14 Jun 1845. Departure port: London Ship: Marion (2). Place of origin: Shoreditch, Middlesex
Pleaded guilty to stealing his master's cashbox with a few coins. (Notes on the Old Bailey online website say that charges were often based on enough being taken to support it, and so left off the charge taken anything in excess) George was pleading guilty as other offences were also being admitted to.