George Gough

George Gough, one of 300 convicts transported on the Lady Kennaway, 02 June 1836

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	George Gough
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1814
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Date of Death:	18th October, 1896
Age:	82 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Breaking and entering and stealing
Convicted at:	Somerset Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Lady Kennaway
Departure date:	2nd June, 1836
Arrival date:	12th October, 1836
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 301 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 289 (147)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Robert Curran on 26th December, 2017 wrote:

Transported with his brother Richard
served time on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour before getting his ticket of leave in 1849 whence he was assigned to the Rouse family

Convict Changes History

Paul Curran on 24th May, 2014 made the following changes:

date of death: 18th October, 1896 (prev. 0000), occupation, crime

Robert Curran on 26th December, 2017 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1814 (prev. 0000), gender: m