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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
George Betts was transported on the Florentia, departing 11th Aug 1830 and arriving 12th Dec 1830 with 201 passengers.
Florentia was a 453-ton merchant ship built at Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1821. Two voyages to Australia transporting convicts - 1827 and 1830.
FlorentiaReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 463 (234) |
| 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
UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Ship: Florentia - 1830 - Case no; 27 Name; Geo Betts Age; 20 [1810] Disease; Caries Tibia & Old Complaint- Fracture Date; 1 Nov 1830 Discharged; 18 Dec 1830 - To Colonial Hospital -----------------------
George was transported and recorded as George BETTS - by the time he married he was listed as BATES and also his children were recorded as BATES. 27/2/1830 Worcester Herald: George Betts and Robert Giles, were committed by the Rev. J R Hall to the county gaol at Worcester charged with entering the dwelling-house of the Rev. William Jones at Evenlode, and stealing sixty sovereigns and a five pound promissory note. 27/5/1830 Worcester Journal: George Betts and Robert Giles were removed from Worcester County Gaol on the 20th May 1830 and relocated to Chatham. Sentenced for 'Life' for a robbery at Evenlode. Robert Giles arrived per 'Exmouth' 1831 to NSW. George was assigned to Carter's Barracks on arrival and later to Major Henry Antill at Molonglo. 1840: TOL Queanbeyan 13/4/1840: Married Jean Wise - they had at least 22/7/1891 7 children. 10/7/1848: CP 20/4/1858: Granted a Publican's licence for the Shamrock, Rose & Thistle in Queanbeyan. April 1883: Took up a selection of 98 acres in the parish of Keewong. 17/7/1891: George Bates died at Queanbeyan. 21/7/1891 Goulburn Evening Penny Post: Mr. George Bates, one of the oldest residents of Queanbeyan, died early on Friday morning. He was one of the first members of the local Oddfellows Lodge, having resided in Queanbeyan for nearly 40 years. 22/7/1891 Queanbeyan Age, NSW: FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. G. BATES. - The remains of the late Mr. George Bates were interred in the old Church of England cemetery, Queanbeyan, of Sunday afternoon last. A large number of relatives and friends, including the members of the local Oddfellows' lodge, followed in vehicles and on foot. The Rev. T. Symonds, of Christ Church, conducted the funeral service, and Mr. Cooper read the Oddfellows' burial rites.
George Betts ( Florentia 11 ) Dec 1830 is an ancestor of my husband He was married to Jean Wise whose Alias was Jane Wise or Jane West ( Buffalo ) 1833.He was married in 1841and his indent number matches George Bates marriage application number 40/396 and 48/1268