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Transportation
George Ross was transported on the General Stewart, departing 19th Jul 1818 and arriving 31st Dec 1818 with 250 passengers.
General Stewart (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 69 (36) |
| 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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Old Bailey Online GEORGE ROSS. Theft; grand larceny (to 1827), Theft; receiving. 29th October 1817. Text type Trial account Defendants GEORGE ROSS, Offences Theft > Grand larceny, Theft > Receiving Session Date 29th October 1817 Reference Number t18171029-101 Verdicts Guilty, Not guilty Punishments Transportation 1533. GEORGE ROSS was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of October , 3lbs. of sugar, value 18d. , the goods of Joseph Smith and John Humphrey Donaldson ; and JOHN WARD was indicted for feloniously receiving the same, knowing it to have been feloniously stolen . JOSEPH SMITH. I am a sugar-refiner , in partnership with J. H. Donaldson, we live in Deal-street, Mile-end New-town ; the prisoner, Ross, worked in our warehouse; I took him out of the poor-house - He had 11s., a-week board wages, and slept in the factory. I went out of town, and gave Bernsback directions to watch him. MARTIN BERNSBACK. I am servant in the house, and received directions to watch the prisoner. On the 12th of October, I saw him take three pieces of lump sugar from the warehouse; I went to his bed-room to search and found it in his hat under his bed. I am sure it was his hat; Barnard Daters slept there with him. Cross-examined by MR. ALLEY. We all had keys of the room. It was taken at different times. BARNARD DATERS . I am servant to the prosecutors. On the 12th of October, I saw the sugar in the prisoner's hat in his bed-room-it was lump sugar and worth 11d. it was between eight and nine o'clock in the morning; I first found it and shewed it to the last witness. About an hour afterwards I saw him take it out of his hat, put it in his pocket, and leave the premises. I said nothing to him. SAMUEL DOBSON. I am an headborough. I was sent for on the 12th of October, at eight o'clock, and watched the prisoner out of the premises; I missed him and went home. In about an hour after I was sent for, and found him in the custody of White, and took him to the watchhouse; his master came in and charged him with stealing the sugar - He told one of the men that he took it out of the copper. I found some sugar-dust in his pocket - He said he sold the sugar to a person of the name of Ward; I took him to Ward's house, and found Ward there; I asked him where the sugar was that the man brought that morning - He brought out about one pound and three ounces of moist, and twelve ounces of lump; he said he gave 6d. for it. I found two pounds of sugar on the premises - He said he bought it all of the prisoner. JOSEPH WHITE . I am a headborough. I stopped the prisoner, Ross, by Smith's directions, and found some sugar-dust on him - We took him to Ward's, where we found the sugar. ROSS'S Defence. It was the scrapings of the hogsheads, and waste of the loaves. I told Ward they were my perquisites. ROSS - GUILTY . Aged 22. Transported for Seven Years . WARD- NOT GUILTY . Second Middlesex Jury, before J. Vaillant, Esq.