Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
George Stewart was transported on the Guildford, departing 12th May 1820 and arriving 28th Oct 1820 with 170 passengers.
The 'Guildford' was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 309 (156) |
| 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
Sorry I made one mistake on my previous comment. The ship stopped off at Simon's Bay near Cape Town not Symon's Bay.
This record is incorrect. George Stewart DID NOT get off the Guildford in VDL he was removed off the vessel in Sydney. When the Guildford arrived in 1820 it had 194 convicts on board - 190 convicts it transported from Portsmouth and 4 it picked up when it stopped at Symth's Bay (South Africa, near Cape Town). When it arrived in Sydney six prisoners were taken from the vessel - the five Cato Street Conspirators (who were sent to Newcastle Penal Settlement: Charles Cooper, John Shaw Strange, Richard Bradburn, John Harrison and James Wilson)and George Stewart (whose skill as a copper plate engraver had caught the attention of John Oxley who had him sent to the Surveyors Office in Sydney to serve his term). Bates' statistics in the Convict Ships are not correct on this count. The remaining 188 convicts were transported onwards to VDL along with other convicts from the recently arrived convict transports Shipley , Dorothy and one convict from the Seaflower (which arrived from India in May 1820). Please contact me if you want me to supply you with documentation to show the above is the case.