George Davies

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Lee-Ann Heta on 21st June 2025

Source for Ticket of Leave. New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869 for George Davies Ticket of leave butts (NRS 12202), Ticket of leave butts, Aug 1837-Feb 1838 New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869 Record Index _____________________________________________________________ Name: George Davies Immigration Year: 1833 Ticket Date: 18 Dec. 1837 Ticket Place: New South Wales, Australia Vessel: Lord Lyndoch Source Information ____________________________________________________________ Record Url: https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1781/images/32084_223210-00656 Source Citation: State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12202; Item: [4/4116] Source Information Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Original data: © The Crown in right of the State of New South Wales and is used under licence with the permission of the State Records Authority. The State of New South Wales gives no warranty regarding the data's accuracy, completeness, currency or suitability for any particular purpose. A full list of sources can be found here.

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Lee-Ann Heta on 21st June 2025

It was October 1832 in England, mid- autumn, with cool winds blowing in across the west coast from the Irish Sea. The tyranny of distance had been no hindrance for George. We can speculate George has travelled & worked his way west from Leicester some 120 miles. George is living in Llanidloes, Wales & working as a skilled carpenter at Rhayadr for carpenter, John Beavan. On Tuesday October 23rd, 1832, George, whilst working & labouring for Beavan, asks him where his watch was, with Beavan replying it was with Owen Davies, the watchmaker, in Llanidloes. Later that day, George disappears. Beavan heads off to see his friend William Buckham, having heard rumours George had taken property of another friend Charles Owen. Three men- Beavan, Buckham & Constable John Evans are off in pursuit. Arriving in Llanidloes some 12 miles away, hearing that George had been in the Boars Head Inn in Bishops Castle a further 28 miles east, they decide to visit watchmaker Owen Davies who stated a man had been & taken the watch. The chase continued 14 miles east to Newtown to no avail. On the Wednesday 24th October the trio again set off for the 14 miles trip to Bishops Castle, finding George at the Boars Head Inn. Buckham takes George to the Inn’s parlour where George reveals his hoard of stolen articles. Beavan went into the parlour seeing the stolen articles set out on the table, among which was his watch, and a carpenter’s rule. George had been caught in the act. On a cold wintery Thursday, 3rd January 1833, George was found guilty of ‘feloniously steal, take & carry away’ the watches from John Beavan. George was charged with larceny, at Montgomeryshire Quarter Sessions, Wales. He was to be transported ‘beyond the seas’ for 7 years, and transported to Port Jackson, Sydney, NSW Australia. George had been incarcerated locally in Montgomeryshire from the day he was caught, for about 115 days, until he was transported to the Justitia. George Davies had the misfortune to be held aboard the hulk Justitia, moored in Woolwich, being received on 16th February 1833. The treatment aboard the hulks was harsh, and the convicts were reported as ‘demoralised, weak & susceptible to disease, & having depression of the spirits’ . The heavy wooden hull had portholes studded with bars, & washing lines were slung between the masts of the ship. The Justitia exuded oppression & decay. Either side of a central walkway, the decks were segregated into two rows of rusting iron grilles. Each deck held filthy hammocks hung behind the grilles, offering little space for up to 240 men to rest. George was held here for about 103 days until transported. The hulk registers state he was transported on 20th May 1833 , yet other records state 30th May or 4th June 1833. George’s name appears listed in the Justitia Prison Hulk Registers & Letter Books, with no comments from gaolers or pastors. This infers his behaviour was appropriate, not drawing attention to himself, and abiding by prison rules. The vessel, Lord Lyndoch, departed the port of Sheerness on 4th June 1833. The Master was William Johnston & the Surgeon Superintendent Davis Watson. The passage to the Colony was via Rio de Janeiro, where provisions were replenished. The journey took some 134 days. The Lord Lyndoch carried 325 male convicts, the guard being a detachment of the 21st Regiment. 1 convict died on the voyage. George's Ticket of leave number: 37/1781. He had served 1886 days – just over 5 years. The inference here is that George demonstrated consistent good behaviour & hence his sentence was reduced. He is allowed to remain in the District of Penrith.

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Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS on 19th May 2024

George died on 4 Aug 1869 at a boarding house at 73 Elizabeth Street, Sydney. Death Cert. Reg. No. 868/1869, registered in Sydney. Certificate states George was born in England, and was aged 56, however other records indicate he was more likely to be 59. George is buried in an unmarked grave at Rookwood Cemetery, Lidcombe NSW. Zone B, Section A, Plot 925.

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Paul Hogan on 26th January 2015

Application to Marry Name: George Davies Age: 29 Birth Year: Abt 1811 Spouse: Sarah Robinson Request Status: Granted Date of Permission/Refusal: 30 Apr 1840 Source Citation: State Archives NSW; Series: /12212/; Item: /4/4513/; Page: /154/. Source Information: New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851