Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
George Bentley was transported on the Coromandel, departing 27th Oct 1819 and arriving 5th Apr 1820 with 299 passengers.
Coromandel (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 261 (132). Tasmanian Archives |
| 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
Alphabetical Registers of Male Convicts. (CON23) No; 289 Name; George Bentley Height; 5 Ft 8 in Hair; Lt. Brown Eyes; Lt. Brown Age; 24 [1796] Trade; Farm Lab Trial; York - 13 Jan 1819 - 7 years Ship; Coromandel - 1820 Native Place; Yorkshire F. C. 13 Jan 1826 Remarks; EXECUTED - 8 Jan 1827
Burials in the Parish of Hobart in the County of Buckingham in the Year 1827 No; 202 Name; George Bentley Abode; Goal When buried; 8 Jan 1827 Age; No details Ship’s Name; No details Quality or profession. EXECUTED; for Sheep Stealing By Whom Ceremony was preformed; W Bedford George Bentley - 8 January 1827 - Hanged at Hobart for sheep stealing from Edmund Bryant near Jericho Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records. Name; George Bentley. Ship; Coromandel Certificate; 1826/5 Noted against name [Source; CORE SERIES] EXECUTED;
George BENTLEY was convicted at East Riding, Yorkshire, England 7 Jan 1819. 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Australia per the ship "Coromandel" arriving at Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) 1820. Colony of VDL: Assigned to work services. 23 Aug 1821: Repeatedly absent from the services of his Master, Thomas Murphy. 50 lashes. 27 Nov 1820: charged with breaking the wall of H.M. Gaol at Hobart, with intent to escape. 7 days in cells, on bread & water. Ticket of Leave granted 19 Jan 1826: Certificate of Freedom issued. (Hobart Town Gazette 21 Jan 1826) 9 July 1826: charged with sheep stealing, along with Robert Grant, Wm Crest, from the property of Mr. Bryant at Jericho, VDL. Fully commited for trial. 10 Aug 1826: found guilty for above offence. All three received sentence of death. 8 Jan 1827: Executed, at Hobart Town. (ref. noted on his Conduct Record) Death register - RGD 34/1/1 no. 1389 & Colonial Times newspaper 12 Jan 1827.