George Foster

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	George Foster
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1818
Occupation:	Labourer
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:	Assault
Convicted at:	Ireland, Meath
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Waterloo
Departure date:	21st May, 1836
Arrival date:	6th September, 1836
Place of arrival	New South Wales [Port Phillip]
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 218 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australia Convict Annotated Printed Indentures; 1837 NSW General Census and certificates.
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Community Contributions

Wendy Smith on 23rd November, 2020 wrote:

The convict indentures state that George Foster was 18 years old. He could read and write; religion Protestant; status single and a native of County Tyrone. He was a labourer. George was convicted of assault at Meath on 29 December 1835 and sentenced to 7 years. He had no prior convictions. Physical attribution: Height 5 feet 1 1/2 inches; complexion fair ruddy and pock pitted; hair brown and eyes brown. Transport number 71. Prisoner number 36-1876.
NSW 1837 General muster states that George Foster was assigned to Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney.
Received Certificate of Freedom on 13 December 1843 (number 43/2146) at Port Macquarie.

Wendy Smith on 23rd November, 2020 wrote:

Corrected birth date (not 1018)!

Convict Changes History

Wendy Smith on 23rd November, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Australia Convict Annotated Printed Indentures; 1837 NSW General Census and certificates. (prev. ), firstname: George, surname: Foster, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1018, date of death