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Robert Edmonston was transported on the George The Third, departing 12th Dec 1834 and arriving 12th Mar 1835 with 220 passengers.
Built at Deptford, England in 1810. 394 tons, 114 feet length, 28 feet 3 inches beam. Registered at the Port of London. George III, was wrecked on reefs at the south-eastern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on 12 March 1835 near the end of a voyage from Woolwich to Hobart Town. 133 of 220 male convicts on board lost their lives, 81 survived, one being a 10yr old boy. Only five of the 88 crew, guards and their families were drowned. Firearms had been discharged to keep the convicts below decks while the latter were being evacuated.
George The Third (generic)References
| Primary Source | Ararat Cemetery Trust Burial Register |
| 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
3091.0 1274 Ararat 22 3 1886 EDMONDSTONE ROBERT 74 Phillips Flat Bronchitis Presbyterian William Edmondstone Private 8x4 1 J. Cannon H. Lymer 65 Labourer
Departed 9 July 1841 from Launceston, Tasmania on "Paul Pry" bound for Port Phillip, Victoria.
Robert Edmonston was transported, along with James Brown (Bengal Merchant 1834 NSW). Robert was a "Ostler/Groom", and his address was Rose Street, Edinburgh. Robert was 5'6 1/2" tall, brown eyes, black hair, fresh complexion, single, pockpitted. 1835: Assigned to Capt. McKay. 11/9/1840: TOL 1841: Free Certificate. Robert died at Ararat, Victoria, aged 74
Robert was born in Edinburgh, Scotland to John Edmonston & Elizabeth Allan. Robert married Harriet Cameron in 1842 in Melbourne, Victoria. Robert & Harriet raised a known 6 children in Victoria.