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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
George Phipps was transported on the Pyrenees, departing 14th Mar 1851 and arriving 28th Jun 1851 with 295 passengers.
Pyrenees (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 76 |
| 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
I have recently been searching through the fantastic newspaper database (The Trove) and found many ads and articles about George Phipps. I am including two here. The first about a lawsuit brought against George. This left me giggling. And the second, a very strange story of the death of George Phipps. I also want to add that I have discovered George Phipps' parents, George and Susanna Phipps of Epping, Essex, England, as well as a sister, Susanna Phipps. George never returned to England and I do not know if he ever contacted his family again. His wife is listed in the 1851 census (taken two weeks after his ship sailed) as married, but is listed as a widow in the 1861 census.
Physical Description of George Phipps: Surname : Phipps Christian Name(s): George Reg No : 399 Occupation: saddler & harness maker M/S : married Child : seven children Height : 5' 4-1/4" Hair : grey Eyes : light blue Face : long Complexion: fair Build : Reg No : 399 Distinguishing Marks : Hair all over breast, arms, and back; two teeth out of bottom jaw Additional information about George Phipps: This database is built on research undertaken by Rica Erickson and Gillian O’Mara for the publication Convicts in Western Australia 1850-1887 Dictionary of Western Australians Volume IX, University of Western Australia Press 1994. PHIPPS, George Convict No 399 Ship Name Pyrenees (Journey 1) Ship Arrival Date 28 Jun 1851 Birth Date 1800 Marital Status Mar 7 chn Occupation saddle & harnessmaker Literacy lit Sentence Date 1847 Sentence Place London Sentence Province London Sentence Country England Court Cent Crim Ct Length of Sentence 10yrs Crime forging of money order Ticket of Leave Date 28 Jun 1851 [date ship landed in Western Australia] Conditional Pardon Date 30 Sep 1853 Known Areas Perth Comments Worked for self 1851
George's wife, Elizabeth Mary Bradley Phipps, was heir with her brother to their mother's money, and George forged signatures to get some of the money. He was convicted in 1847 and transported from the Old Bailey in 1851. His trial proceedings are detailed at the following website. He left a wife and seven children in Enfield, Middlesex, England, and as far as I can tell never returned. In the 1861 census his wife lists herself as a Widow. http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=def1-112-18471122&div=t18471122-112#highlight