Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
George Fitch was transported on the Eliza, departing 12th Dec 1849 and arriving 30th Apr 1850 with 60 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 108 |
| 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
George Fitch was 27 years old when he arrived in VDL after have been at Norfolk Island. George was transported for stealing a pocket book. George was 5'4 1/2" tall, fresh complexion, brown hair, reddish whiskers, blue eyes, slightly pockpitted, could read and write, C of E, single. Father: George Mother: Mary Sister: Martha 20/3/1855: TOL 20/5/1856: TOL revoked - absent etc. 5/8/1856: TOL restored 14/10/1856: CP No records found after 1856 in Tasmania.
Huntingdon Gaol General Register 1845-56 (Archive Ref: 5670). George was from St Ives in Huntingdonshire. He was 5ft 4 1/2" tall with a sallow complexion. He had light brown hair and grey eyes. He was committed to Huntingdon Gaol on 30/08/1847. He was subsequently transferred to Millbank Prison on 16/11/1847. He had a previous conviction for housebreaking at Ely in Cambridgeshire.