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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
George Fildes was transported on the Lady East, departing 4th Nov 1824 and arriving 9th Apr 1825 with 212 passengers.
Lady East (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 209 (106) |
| 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
Burials in the Parish of St David's in the County of Buckingham the Year 1825 No; 998 Name; George Fildes When Died; 1825, 5 June When buried; 1825, 8 June Age; 28 years [1797] Ship’s Name; Lady East Quality or profession. Convict - By Whom Ceremony was preformed; Wm. Bedford Conduct Record;- No; 264 Transported for Stealing a Purse and Money [Stealing money from Wm Sutton.] First Offence; Picking pockets - 12 months Single Goal Report; Bad Character & connections Alphabetical Registers of Male Convicts. (CON23) No; 264 Height; 5 Ft 8 1/2 in Hair; D. Brown Eyes; L. Blue Age; 29 Trade; Butcher Trial; Chester - 27 April 1824 - Life
1826 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. 1826 No; 264 Name; George Fildes Ship; Lady East Remarks; KILLED; by J R Riddle No 10. 5 June 1825 at Hobart Town Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser. Fri 10 Jun 1825. Page 2. Hobart Town. On Monday a Coroner's Inquest was held at the Black Swan, on view of the body of George Fildes, who met his death the preceding day under the following circumstances:-A person-named Hill (by trade a sawyer, and residing in Goulburn-street), had employed a man named John Read Riddel (a very industrious carpenter) to stick a pig ; and the deceased was afterwards engaged to cut it up ; but his mode of performing the task was not satisfactory to Riddel, who in consequence had a quarrel with him, and during which, after many blows had been struck by both parties, the deceased received a wound from a knife, which had just before been wielded by Riddel-against whom, after a most patient examination of several witnesses, the Jury delivered a verdict of willful murder, pursuant to which he stands of course fully committed for trial at the next Session of Oyer and Terminer,