Name: | George Foster |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 3rd June, 1799 |
Occupation: | Nail maker |
Date of Death: | 26th June, 1876 |
Age: | 77 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Stealing |
Convicted at: | York, West Riding Quarter Sessions |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Guildford |
Departure date: | 12th May, 1820 |
Arrival date*: | 12th January, 1821 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 184 other convicts |
Primary source: | Thelma Dunstall New Zealand researcher |
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 Project. |
Linda A Sayers on 8th September, 2016 wrote:
George was convicted for stealing goods (jacket and loaf bread) on 20 October 1819 given 7 years, he was 20 years of age, 5ft 4 1/4 ins, hair brown eyes blue. Tattoo on right arm F.C 362. 27 Oct 1826 . (FC .. Freed Certificate)
Linda A Sayers on 8th September, 2016 wrote:
George Foster married Mary Archer on the 25 October 1830 Hobart Town, Tasmania, Australia. Mary died 30 October 1834. George became a whaler, ship end up in New Zealand, he then worked as a Moulder for the whalers. George married Janet Ramsay Gilbert (née Currie) a widow of five children, George and Jane had four sons only one lived a George Foster.
Linda A Sayers on 8th September, 2016 made the following changes:
source: List of convicts on transported AO fiche 628 (1820-1821) AO fiche 629 (1822-1823) Auckland library (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 313 (158)), date of birth: 1799 (prev. 0000),
Linda A Sayers on 8th September, 2016 made the following changes:
source: Thelma Dunstall New Zealand researcher (prev. List of convicts on transported AO fiche 628 (1820-1821) AO fiche 629 (1822-1823) Auckland library), date of birth: 3rd June, 1799 (prev. 1799)
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