Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
George Badger was transported on the Triton, departing 4th Aug 1842 and arriving 19th Dec 1842 with 257 passengers.
Triton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 167 (85) |
| 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
West Riding Midsummer Sessions. GEORGE BADGER was found Guilty of stealing a coat and other articles, at Sheffield, the property of Joseph Brown. . . . Ten years' tranportation. Sheffield Independent, 10 July 1841. ------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Indent. Triton Indent. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-15$init=CON14-1-15P195 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-15$init=CON14-1-15P196 No 7962. George Badger. Tried York, Rotherham Q.S. 5 July 1841. age 24, height 5ft 4, 10 year sentence. Protestant, can read and write. Single. Statement of offence: Burglary of Mr Brookes, of Crook, & stealing house furniture. Surgeon’s report: Punished for fighting, otherwise good. Trade, Spring knife cutler. Native place, Sheffield. W. Peacroft my master. Remarks: No relations. -------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Departure records show: https://stors.tas.gov.au/POL220-1-1P176 George Badger, (arrived per Triton), Conditional Pardon, departed 23 Mar 1851, from Launceston, bound for Geelong, per ship Tamar. https://stors.tas.gov.au/POL220-1-1P314 George Badger, (arrived per Triton), Free by servitude, departed 23 Mar 1852, from Launceston, steerage passenger, per ship Halcyon, bound for Melbourne. ----------------------------------------------------- Note: George claimed he had no relations. Maybe he was not from the family, Mary Rhodes mentions above. I found the following marriage in the Sheffield Independent, 6 July 1844. Marriages. Mr George Badger, scissor smith, to Miss Margaret Hull, both of this town. This marriage date would fit with the Sheffield 1851 census record of a George Badger and wife Margaret and children. --------------------------------------------------
Tasmanian Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-33$init=CON33-1-33P41 No 7962. George Badger. See record for details. Gaol report: Bad in every aspect. Lived upon plunder for some time. Age 24, Native place, Sheffield, Trade, Spring knife cutler. Single. Burglary, property of Mr Brookes of Crook and stealing house furniture. T. of L. 21 Dec 1847. C.P. Approved, 5 Feb 1850. ---------------------------------------------------
George was convicted at Rotherham Sessions of stealing a coat and other articles at Sheffield, the property of Joseph Brown and sentenced to 10 years transportation. I believe George returned to the UK early for some reason. His family like him were scissorsmiths. His father,Jonathan Badger died in 1834, his brother, William discussed with the solicitor, Thomas Badger about "steps to take regarding his brother George's unsteady behaviour which grieved him." George had married Margaret by the time of the 1851 census and had several children from 1847 all recorded as born in Sheffield. George of Weston Street Sheffield was buried 26th March 1878 aged 59 years old at St.Marys, Bramall Lane Sheffield.