Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
George Brand was transported on the Stag, departing 2nd Feb 1855 and arriving 23rd May 1855 with 225 passengers.
Built in Sunderland in 1842. 678 ton barque. Voyage from England to Western Australia in 1855. 225 convicts and 30 pensioner guards and their families.
Stag (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 118 |
| 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
Married man; married to Isabella Duncan 10 Jan 1840, had 4 children in Scotland - David (1841), Isabella (1843), Andrew (1844) and George (1848). In 1859, Isabella and his 4 children came to join George on the vessel Hamilla Mitchell. A 5th child, John was born in 1861. George was a tenant farmer in'Front Flats, Greenough, WA. One of George's grandsons, David, was Sir David Brand, who became the Premier of WA in 1959 until 1971.
WA Convict 3354 TOL 2 Apr 1856 CP 8 Aug 1859