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Voyage
Transportation
George Carter was transported on the Indefatigable, departing 30th Sep 1814 and arriving 26th Apr 1815 with 202 passengers.
The Indefatigable was built at Whitby. She was square-rigged three masted ship of 549 tons and had three decks; a length of 127 ft. and a beam of 31ft. 8ins. (Details of the 1812 sailing are to be found under separate listing for Indefatigable and Minstrel.)
Indefatigable (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 177 (90) |
| 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 Carter was originally boarded onto the Indefatigable, but after a couple of days, he was returned to the hulk, and was transported the following year per the ship Baring. There is no reason for this on the hulk record. National Archives. Hulk Records. HO-9-8_3. Page 35. Portsmouth Harbour, Leviathan, Captivity and Portland hulks. Received from Bristol, 26 Aug 1814. George Carter, aged 13, Gd. L, Tried 18 Apr 1814, at Bristol, 7 years, To NSW, 13 Sep 1814. There is another entry on the following page: Received from the Indefatigable, 16 Sept 1814. George Carter, aged 13, Gd. L, Tried 18 Apr 1814, at Bristol, 7 years, To NSW, 23 Mar 1815.
Thomas Collins and George Carter, for stealing several pair of cotton stockings and gloves, the property of Mary Bailin, to be transported for seven years. Bristol Times, 23 April 1814.