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Voyage
Transportation
George Carrington was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 13th Jul 1829 and arriving 14th Dec 1829 with 200 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 120. Tasmanian Archives - convict records. |
| 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 CARRINGTON was convicted at Stafford, England on 12 March 1829 for horse stealing. Gaol report: "bad, has stolen many horses". Life sentence. Hulk report: "orderly". Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia per the ship 'Surrey' in 1829. Married man, 2 children - at W.....nr Stafford. Aged 33yrs; a ploughman; 5'8 1/2" height; dark complexion; dark brown hair; blue eyes. Native place of birth: Staffordshire, England. Colony of VDL: Assigned to work service. 15 Dec 1831: Barnes. Charged with suspicion of stealing 3 sheep, the property of Mr. Gellibrand, South Arm. Returned to the service of the Crown and to work in a Road Party Gang for 12 months. 22 July 1834: French. Stealing a fowl from his Master's property. 2 yrs imprisonment, with hard labour at Bridgewater Chain Gang. 26 Feb 1836: General idleness. 3 mths hard labour and not return to this Master. Constitution Hill Road gang and then Bagdad, VDL. 27 July 1838: Ticket of Leave status granted. 1842: at Oatlands. 24 May 1842: Conditional Pardon, no. 372, for the Australian Colonies approved. 25 Aug 1846, extended.