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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
George Ranger was transported on the Adelaide, departing 8th Aug 1849 and arriving 29th Nov 1849 with 304 passengers.
The 'ADELAIDE’ was built 1832 in Calcutta. Wood ship of 640 Tons. 1849 voyage: Departed London 17 Aug 1849. The convicted persons were then known as 'Exiles' because they had served part of their sentence in England and providing they were of good conduct were to be given a 'Ticket of Leave' or Conditional Pardon upon arrival in Australia. The 'Adelaide' arrived at Hobart, VDL on 29 Nov 1849 and disembarked 40 men. The ship then sailed to Port Phillip, Victoria but was refused entry and so sailed on to Port Jackson, New South Wales arriving there 24 Dec 1849. 1855 voyage: departed Portland, England on 19 April 1855, arriving Fremantle, Western Australia on 18 July 1855. 260 convicts, 1 death. The ship also carried 30 Pensioner Guards and their families.
Adelaide (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 99 (51). State Archives NSW, TOL Butts (Series: NRS 12204 and NRS 12202 Item: [4/4225 and 4/4222]) and Description Book (Roll:859). England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1847 (Class: HO 27; Piece: 83; Page: 362) |
| 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 |
Claims
"George Ranger is the first husband of my 3xggrandmother Mary Anne Dixon on my paternal side"
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Convict Notes
England, Wiltshire, 1847, Criminal Register: aged 27, Offence: Robbery with violence. Ticket of Leave No.49/1430 dated 30 December 1849, Prisoner No.49/1273, Allowed to remain in the District of Singleton. Ticket of Leave Passport No.50.801 dated 30 November 1850, Tried: 6 March 1847, TOL No.49/1430, Allowed to remain in the service of Messrs [?] Samuel Wellington 12 months. Ticket of Leave Passport No.52/37 dated 22 April 1852, Allowed to remain in the service of T.Ryan Esq. Clarence River - 12 months. Ticket of Leave No.52/42 dated 24 July 1852, Allowed to remain in the District of Maitland. Gaol Description Book, Darlinghurst, 1856, aged 28, Ship Adelaide, Born Wiltshire, Protestant, Trade: Butcher, can read and write
Married Mary Ann Dixon at Grafton NSW.