George Archer

George Archer, one of 170 convicts transported on the Bengal Merchant, 13 March 1828

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	George Archer
Aliases:	Bartlett (alias)
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	15th January, 1840
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	London Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Bengal Merchant
Departure date:	13th March, 1828
Arrival date:	10th August, 1828
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 169 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 335 (169)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 31st May, 2021 wrote:

New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters.
Year; 1841
No; 282
Name; George Archer
Ship; Bengal Merchant
Noted against name; DIED; 15 Jan 1840

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 31st May, 2021 made the following changes:

alias1: Bartlett (alias) (prev. Bartlett (Alias)), date of death: 15th January, 1840 (prev. 0000), gender: m