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George Gilkes was transported on the Mariner, departing 30th Apr 1816 and arriving 11th Oct 1816 with 147 passengers.
The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 254 |
| 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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The chief constable in Sydney for many years, George Jilkes, came to the colony as a convict in 1816. Jilkes was transported after his second appearance at the Old Bailey. His first appearance was to answer a charge of theft from the home of Sir Joseph Banks in Soho Square. Although found not guilty on that occasion, it was to be his first tentative link with New South Wales. A 23 year-old London groom at the time of his conviction for another theft, he arrived with a seven-year sentence and by 1821 was married to a convict woman and had been appointed a constable in Sydney. From this unremarkable beginning, he rose quickly through the ranks and within three years was appointed chief constable at Liverpool. After a brief period he moved to the same post at Windsor where he spent two years before being appointed chief constable at Sydney until resigning in 1838. He, his wife and five children lived in Castlereagh Street. Source: https://rune.une.edu.au/web/bitstream/1959.11/3155/5/open/SOURCE04.pdf
At her late residence, No. 6, Bathurst-street, Maria, the wife of Mr. G. Jilks, late Chief Constable of Sydney, after a long and painful illness, in the 60th year of her age. Well respected by all who knew her. Sydney Morning Herald, 12 Jun 1856.
On the 8th instant, at his residence, Riley-street, Mr. GEORGE JILKS, in his 80th year ; an old and respected colonist, and for upwards of twenty years Chief Constable of Sydney. Sydney Morning Herald, 10 April 1871.
Colonial Secretary Index. JILKS, George. Per "Mariner", 1816. 1816 Oct 18 - On list of convicts disembarked from the "Mariner" and forwarded to Liverpool for distribution (Reel 6005; 4/3495 p.205) 1821 Feb 5,10 - Re permission to marry at Sydney (Reel 6007; 4/3503 p.93) 1821 Sep 8 - Constable. On list of all persons victualled from H.M. Magazines; with his wife and daughter Jane (Reel 6016; 4/5781 p.63) 1822 Dec 27-1825 Aug 30 - On pay lists of constables employed at Sydney (Reel 6029, 4/7016A pp.14-216; 4/7016B pp.6-208 & 4/7016C pp.23-384; Reel 6030, 4/7016D pp.20-386; Reel 6061, 4/1779 pp.154b, 163b & 4/1780 pp.190b, 207b, 222b) 1823 Mar 31 - On list of persons employed at the Police Office, Sydney; appointed 5 Mar 1821 (Reel 6058; 4/1770 p.192) 1824 - On list of constables doing duty in Sydney and its environs requiring slop clothing (Reel 6017; 4/5782 p.94) 1824 May 22, Jun 4,11 - On lists of constables doing duty for the town of Sydney & its vicinity who are entitled to a weekly ration (Reel 6061; 4/1779 pp.97b, 119b, 140b) 1824 Dec 31 - On list of district and other constables doing duty in Sydney and its vicinity; stationed at E Riley's (Reel 6063; 4/1784 p.314b) -------------------------------------------------- JILKS, Jane. Daughter of George, constable. 1821 Sep 8 - On list of all persons victualled from H.M. Magazines (Reel 6016; 4/5781 p.63) ---------------------------------------------------- JILKS, Maria. Per "Lord Wellington", 1820. 1825 Nov - To be granted a conditional pardon (Fiche 3292; 4/6974.1 pp.47, 73) -------------------------------------------------- NSW 1828 Census Index. George Jilks, age 35, F.S. Mariner, 1816, 7 years, protestant, Cheief Constable, Sydney district. Has 1 horse and 4 cattle. Maria Jilks, age 29, G.S. Ld. Wellington, 1819, Life, protestant. Jane Jilks, age 7, born in Colony. Margaret Jilks, 6, B.C. George Jilks, 4, B.C. -------------------------------------------------- Margaret Jilks, age 6, born in colony, appears to be listed twice in the Index, as she is also listed with the household of baker, William Bennett per Tottenham, 1818, and his wife, Elizabeth Bennett, at Parramatta, and described as “daughter of George Jilks”. Elizabeth Bennett, aged 33, and her daughter Rebecca, now 15, both came on Janus in 1820. -------------------------------------------------- Published in Sydney Gazette, 28 Nov 1825. COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, 26 Nov. 1825 That the Individuals named below shall have Conditional Pardons ; viz. Maria Jilkes - Lord Wellington.
George was 22 years old when transported, along with John Radley, for stealing a copper, value 20s., the property of William Rhodes, then affixed to a certain building of his. Colonial Secretary: 10/6/1822: Re delivery of gun powder.