George Dodd

George Dodd, one of 250 convicts transported on the Candahar, 26 March 1842

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	George Dodd
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 10 years

Crime:	Pickpocket
Convicted at:	Central Criminal Court
Sentence term:	10 years
Ship:	Candahar
Departure date:	26th March, 1842
Arrival date:	20th July, 1842
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 250 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 47 (25)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Maureen Withey on 15th December, 2019 wrote:

Marriage Permissions - https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-3p041j2k
George Dodd, Candahar, and Caroline Warn, free, permission approved 11 Nov 1848. Married by the Rev. Mr Fry, 8 Dec 1848.

Maureen Withey on 15th December, 2019 wrote:

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (http://www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 15 December 2019), August 1841, trial of GEORGE DODD (t18410823-1961).
GEORGE DODD, Theft > pocketpicking, 23rd August 1841.

1961. GEORGE DODD was indicted for stealing, on the 5th of August, 1 handkerchief, value 2s. 6d., the goods of Thomas Muloch, from his person; to which he pleaded.

GUILTY . Aged 19.— Transported for Ten Years.

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 15th December, 2019 made the following changes:

gender: m

Maureen Withey on 15th December, 2019 made the following changes:

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