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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
George Cupit was transported on the Katherine Stewart Forbes, departing 21st Feb 1832 and arriving 16th Jul 1832 with 223 passengers.
Katherine Stewart Forbes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 267 (134) |
| 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
MARRIAGE? 1835, 12 October: George Cupit, per Katherine Stewart Forbes, and Martha Jones, per America (1831), received permission to marry (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-1p015j2k). However, there is no record of their marriage in VDL. An undated entry on her Conduct Record says "Dead". The last dated entry, on 20 September 1833, says "Absent without leave and returned to the Factory for assignment in the interior". Martha had been serving a life sentence for stealing £1 (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-5$init=CON40-1-5p199).
1832: On arrival in VDL, he was 24 and single. In 1833/34, and listed as Culpit, he was assigned to Mr Sherwin at Clyde (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON27-1-5$init=CON27-1-5). 1840, 19 November: Granted a Ticket of Leave. 1845, 14 January: Granted a Conditional Pardon (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-7$init=CON31-1-7p153).
1831, 26 July: Convicted at Derby for stealing a sheep and nine lambs. No previous convictions (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-7$init=CON31-1-7p153). 1831, 10 September: George Cupit, 24, was admitted to the prison hulk Justitia at Woolwich; he was sent from there on 10 February for transportation (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849).