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Voyage
Transportation
George Durbidge was transported on the Layton, departing 26th Aug 1835 and arriving 10th Dec 1835 with 272 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.
Layton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 127 (66) |
| 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
Recorded in Tasmanian Archives - Convict Records as George Durbridge. - Chris Ison.
RUNAWAYS.-On Monday last the four prisoners of the, crown who, some time since, absconded from George Town, with a whale-boat belonging to James Cox, Esq., made their appearance at Water-house Island. They there fell in with five sealers, two of whom they pressed into their service, and at dusk in the evening departed, with the probable intention of making for the coast of New Holland. They were armed with muskets, and appeared to have plenty of ammunition and provisions. The only one of the party identified by the sealers is a man named George Derbige [George Durbidge], who, from his expertness in diving, was employed in the operations against Whirlpool Reach rock, under Captain Cheyne. (Launceston Examiner 10 Feb 1844 p. 4.) Absconders – Some time since, we reported the circumstances of four absconders, under the direction of the diver employed in the attempt at removal of the rock in Whirlpool Reach, having escaped in a whale-boat stolen from Mr. James Cox, and who, after having visited Circular Head and plundered the stores there, touched at Waterhouse island, where they found a sealer’s boat, and pressed two of her crew to pilot them to the opposite shore. The sealers, Kelly and his man, who were pressed, returned to George Town last week in Mr. Cox’s boat, and reports having landed the absconders at Wilson’s Promontory. (Cornwall Chronicle 20 Apr 1844 p. 3.)