Summary
Born
Unknown
Conviction
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Departure
Mar 1838
Arrival
Jul 1838
Death
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Personal Information
Name: George Baxter
Gender: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Crime
Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Lancaster Quarter Sess.
Sentence term: 14 years
Voyage
Departed: 24th Mar 1838
Ship: Bengal Merchant
Arrival: 21st Jul 1838
Place of Arrival: New South Wales
Transportation
George Baxter was transported on the Bengal Merchant, departing 24th Mar 1838 and arriving 21st Jul 1838 with 271 passengers.
Bengal Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 217 (110) |
| 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
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George Baxter, aged 31, Convict; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 9 April 1838, at sea. Discharged, 20 May 1838. Had been employed as one of the cooks and was a 'stout muscular man' who had been in confinement for a year. Source: Medical and Surgical journal of Her Majesty's convict ship Bengal Merchant for 5 March to 28 July 1838 by Isaac Noott, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in a voyage to New South Wales. National Archives Ref: ADM 101/8/3, 3A-3B