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Voyage
Transportation
George Busbridge was transported on the Earl Spencer, departing 30th Apr 1813 and arriving 9th Oct 1813 with 203 passengers.
Built 1803, London - Thames, 672 ton required 56 crew and mounted with 16 guns.
Earl Spencer (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 95 (49) |
| 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
George Busbridge, for stealing from the house G. Clarkson, Minster in Sheppy, a gold brooch set with diamonds, the property F. Watkins, esq. Guilty. DEATH.— Reprieved. ... Kentish Weekly Post, 4 April 1809. Thursday se’nnight the following Convicts were removed from the County Gaol, Maidstone, under a strong guard to Portsmouth, and there put board the Hulks, and to remain till a Transport is prepared for their conveyance to New South Wales, viz. … George Busbridge, … Kentish Weekly Post, 12 May 1809. Hulk Records. HO-9-8_2 (Page 9/51) Portsmouth hulks, Leviathan, Captivity and Portland. Received Eighteen prisoners from Maidstone, 6 May 1809. George Busbridge, age 19, CR (Capital Respite) Tried Maidstone, 27 March 1809, Sentence NSW Life. Sent to Hulk "Captivity."
New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers. 1821 - Trade; Hair Barber 1822 - General Muster. Sentence; 14 years. In Got Employ. Sydney 1825 -New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. 1825 Name; George Busbridge Age; No Details Class; F. S. Ship; Earl Spence -1813 - 14 years Employment/Remarks; LEFT the Colony
NSW Australia Convict Indents Age; 24 Trial Date; 27 Mar 1809 When and where tried; Sentence; Life - Commuted to 14 years Native County; Kent Trade; Horse Dresser Height; 5 ft. 4 in