George Dunning

George Dunning, one of 200 convicts transported on the Bussorah Merchant, 01 October 1829

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	George Dunning
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1800
Occupation:	Ploughman
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing
Convicted at:	Chester Quarter Session
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Bussorah Merchant
Departure date:	1st October, 1829
Arrival date:	18th January, 1830
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 199 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 207 (106). Tasmanian Archives.
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

Nell Murphy on 9th September, 2017 wrote:

George DUNNING was convicted at Chester, England on 27 April 1829 for stealing wheat. Gaol Report: bad character. 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ‘Bussorah Merchant’ arriving 18 Jan 1830.

Married man, 3 children.
Aged 30 yrs; ploughman; pale complexion; light brown hair; light grey eyes; 5’ height;

VDL:
Assigned to work services.
Clear conduct record - no notes of any misconduct.

n.b. There are several other George DUNNING’s transported to VDL at this time.

Convict Changes History

Nell Murphy on 9th September, 2017 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 207 (106). Tasmanian Archives. (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 207 (106)), date