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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
George (The Younger) Hopkinson was transported on the Lady Harewood, departing 15th Oct 1830 and arriving 4th Mar 1831 with 216 passengers.
Lady Harewood (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 516 |
| 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
CONVICT SHIP INDEX - Lady Harewood arrived 4 Mar 1831. George Hopkinson, the younger. Convict; aged 30 years; Education: could Read & Write; Religion: Protestant; Marriage Status: Married; Male Children: 2, Native Place: Pontefract [Yorkshire]; Trade or Calling: Shoemaker complete; Offence: Stealing cheese, Tried at York (Borough of Pontefract) Quarter Session [Yorkshire], 28 Apr 1830, Sentence: 7 years, Previous convictions: 4 m; Height: 5 feet 6.5; Complexion: Ruddy, much pockpitted; Eyes: Hazel; Hair: Brown. TICKET OF LEAVE, 1835 T/Leave Number: 35/0739 Year: 1835; Allowed to remain in the District of Bungonia; Name: George Hopkinson younger; Place of Trial: York Quarter Sessions, Ship: Lady Harewood, Year: 1831. 1837 Convict Muster - George Hopkinson, Residence: St Vincent [NSW AUS]; [Assigned to] J R McLeay. This was James R McLeay Esq, a landholder at Brownlow Hill who had 16 convicts recorded in 1837 as being assigned to him. McLeay left for London in May 1837 (The Sydney Herald, 8/5/1837, p.2) and there he married at MaryleBone to Amelia Savage Sydney Gazette, 8/5/1838 .3) Certificate of Freedom - George Hopkinson, Licence Number: 37/0545; Dated 10 Jul 1837.
Record of a petition for clemency: The NAtional Archives HO 17/94/64 [1832 Apr] Prisoner name: George Hopkinson. Court and date of trial: Pontefract Borough Sessions [Yorkshire] on 28 April 1830. Crime: Stealing cheese, value 2d from Benjamin Donbavand, grocer. Initial sentence: Seven years transportation. Petitioner(s): Prisoner, writing from Sydney, New South Wales; Mary Hopkinson (the convict's wife), George Hopkinson (the convict's father) and other relatives of prisoner undersigned by 50 people. Grounds for clemency: Distress of the convict's wife and two infant children, left unprovided for; the conivct's contrition. Other papers: There is a letter recommending a favourable consideration of the case from Lord Morpeth.