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Voyage
Transportation
George Britton was transported on the Mariner, departing 30th Apr 1816 and arriving 11th Oct 1816 with 147 passengers.
The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
Mariner (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 253 (128) |
| 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
Gloucester Assizes —Mr. Justice Delias presided at the Crown Bar, where the trials were finished Wednesday evening; and Thursday morning following sentences were passed upon the prisoners, viz. … and George Britton and W. Baker, for robbing Edw. Martin on the highway, of a bundle of wearing apparel, were condemned, but all afterwards reprieved. Oxford University and City Herald, 12 Aug 1815
NSW 1828 Census index. George Britton, age 29, T.L. Per Mariner, 1815, Life, protestant, Butcher. Jas. Cottons, York St, Sydney. Eliza Britton, age 35, F.S. per Janus, 1817, 7 years, protestant.
1820 - New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, Permission to Marry. Sydney - 3 Dec 1821 George Brittain. ** Convict. Per Ship; Mariner. & Elizabeth Lovett. Convict. Per Ship; Janus 1825 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. 1825 Name; Elizabeth Lovett Age; No Details Class; Convict Vessel; James - 1818 - 7 years Employment/Remarks; WIFE; of G Britton, Sydney