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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
George Grandfield was transported on the York, departing 30th Apr 1829 and arriving 28th Aug 1829 with 192 passengers.
The York I was built in Southwick, West Sussex, England in 1819. 429 tons. Three voyages to Australia with transport convicts - 1829, 1830 and 1832. The York II was built in Sunderland, England in 1854. 940 ton ship. Transported convicts and pensioner guards and families to Western Australia in 1862.
York (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 56 |
| 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
The following Convicts under sentence of transportation for life, were removed from our County Prison on Sunday last, to the Justicia Hulk. at Woolwich, viz. Addin Grimley, John Eardlev, Charles Ambrose Tibbitts, Howe. William Turner, William I.ta, and George Grandfield. Staffordshire Advertiser, 7 June 1828. --------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Convict Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-15$init=CON31-1-15p162 No. 605. George Grandfield, Tried at Stafford, 13 March 1828, 14 years. Transported for Housebreaking. Wife and 1 child in Birmingham.