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James Berwick was transported on the George The Third, departing 12th Dec 1834 and arriving 12th Mar 1835 with 220 passengers.
Built at Deptford, England in 1810. 394 tons, 114 feet length, 28 feet 3 inches beam. Registered at the Port of London. George III, was wrecked on reefs at the south-eastern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on 12 March 1835 near the end of a voyage from Woolwich to Hobart Town. 133 of 220 male convicts on board lost their lives, 81 survived, one being a 10yr old boy. Only five of the 88 crew, guards and their families were drowned. Firearms had been discharged to keep the convicts below decks while the latter were being evacuated.
George The Third (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 491 (247). Tasmanian Archives - convict record. |
| 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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Libraries Tasmania's Online collection CON14-2-4 Image 52 No; 2246. Height; 5 ft 5 inches aged 19 years old Trade; Groom & House Servant TRIAL; 15 May 1834
CHILDREN: Sarah BERWICK b. 16 Aug 1843 at Oatlands. Father - James BERWICK, overseer, xxx Station. Mother - Bethia (Bertha) MORRIS. (ref. 33/1/28 no. 222) Charlotte BERWICK b. 13 May 1846 at Oatlands. Father - James BERWICK, overseer. Mother - Bertha MORRIS. (ref. 33/1/2 no. 1690) Thomas Cuff BERWICK b. 17 Oct 1848 at Hobart. Father - James BERWICK, labourer. Mother - Bertha MORRIS. (ref. 33/1/3 no. 1091) James BERWICK b. 28 Aug 1850 at Oatlands. Father - James BERWICK, watchmaker. Mother - Bertha MORRIS. (ref. 33/1/28 no. 423) Cosmo Cuph BERWICK b. 29 June 1853 at Hobart. Father - James BERWICK, overseer. Mother - Bertha MORRIS. (ref. 33/1/4 no. 2478) Isaac Cuffe BERWICK b. 10 Aug 1855 at Hobart. Father - James BERWICK, overseer. Mother - Bertha MORRIS. (ref. 33/1/6 no. 373) Leversuch Cuff BERWICK b. 24 June 1857 at Hobart. Father - James BERWICK, collector. Mother - Bertha MORRIS. (ref. 33/1/6 no. 621)
James BERWICK was convicted at London on 15 May 1834 for stealing a pocket book from the person. 14 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'George the Third' 1835. Ship Surgeon's Report: "2nd Captain of the Boy's Prison - very good and serviceable." Colony of VDL: 1836 at Ferntree. Disobedience of orders and insolent. 6 mths hard labour. 1839: a Constable. Insolence to Mr. Harris. 6 hrs in the Stocks. 5 Jan 1844: Ticket of Leave granted. March 1845: Conditional Pardon approved. 3 Jan 1849: Certificate of Freedom issued. At Oatlands. 17 March 1843: Application for permission to marry - James BERWICK (per George III) to Bertha MORRIS (free). Approved. 1 May 1845: Marriage, at the Courthouse, Oatlands. James BERWICK, male, bachelor, aged 27 yrs, overseer to Bertha MORRIS, female, spinster, aged 21 yrs. (ref. 37/1/3 no. 710C)
He survived the wreck of George the Third on April 13, 1835 Extract of Home Office transportation registers (The National Archives microfilm HO11 James Berwick; London Gaol Deliv.y; 15-5-1834; Fourteen years; Saved