George Priestley

Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
May 1831
Arrival
Nov 1831
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: George Priestley
Gender: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Surrey Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: Life

Voyage

Departed: 31st May 1831
Arrival: 1st Nov 1831
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

George Priestley was transported on the William Glen Anderson, departing 31st May 1831 and arriving 1st Nov 1831 with 181 passengers.

William Glen AndersonWilliam Glen Anderson (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 95 (50)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Marie priestley avatar
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on 31st October 2011

George Priestley and Maryann Hills is also my husbands gg Grandparents and Maryann came to Seymour Victoria with her son George in about 1868....he married Caroline Knapsey in 1871...

State Library of Queensland on 22nd September 2011

George priestly and Maryann Hills had a child born 25/4 /1845 The child my gg grandmother Sarah Priestly. They lived in upton st Launceston . l have wondered why on her birth registration father name George , occupation gardener , but on her wedding certificate and death record lists her fathers name as Samuel . Samuel was his Given name . I dont know if George and Maryann ever married . l have discovered he was married with 2 children in Britain before being transported . Dont know what happened to him , Maryann Married then to John Humphreys. Her first marriage to James Smith