Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
George Cadness was transported on the Maitland, departing 19th Mar 1840 and arriving 14th Jul 1840 with 307 passengers.
Built 1810 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 648 Tons.
Maitland (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 172 |
| 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 Cadness was 28 years old, born in Derbyshire, could read and write, protestant, single. 1845: TOL Murrurundi. 8/5/1847: TOL Passport: Murrurundi Bench. 15/7/1848: TOL Passport: Murrurundi Bench. 1862: Married Elizabeth Saunders at Wee Waa. 19/11/1863: Maitland Mercury - from the Singleton Times: George Cadness, better known as George the policeman, who earns his living making whips, went to Broadwater races for the purpose of selling whips. He spent days drinking, then rode his horse home. A Woman saw him on the other side of the river, on foot, and thought he was acting crazy. She informed her husband, who sent out a party of towns people to look for him, along with his wife, who was an intelligent half-caste woman. No trace was found of him and it was feared that he perished after drowning in the river (he could not swim) or in one of the many swamps in the area. 1863: Listed in the NSW BDM as dying at Wee Waa, aged 52.