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Transportation
George Hide was transported on the Albion, departing 29th May 1828 and arriving 3rd Nov 1828 with 192 passengers.
Albion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 399 (201) |
| 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
National Archives. Hulk Records HO-9-7_3 (page 7/47) Hulk Records. Retribution Hulk, Sheerness. Received from Bedford, 25 April 1828. Geo. Hide, age 17, Burglary, Tried at Bedford, 5 March 1828, Life, To NSW 26 May 1828.
Convict Permission to Marry. George Hide, per Albion (2), age 29, Life, T of L; and Mary Boltwood, per Henry Wellesley (2), age 19, 14 years, Bond. Date of Permission, 10 Feb 1839, at Hinton. NSW Marriage Reg. 510/1839. George Hide and Mary Boltwood, ML district (Church of England, Alnwick; Butterwick; Clarence Town; Middlehope; Raymond Terrace; Seaham.)
Bedford assizes.  Atrocious Burglary.— John Lincoln, aged 19, George Hide, aged 17, and James Watson, aged 17, were arraigned for breaking into the house William Brace, a labourer, of Southill, and stealing 7£ 9s. John Lincoln pleaded guilty, Hide and Watson were put upon their trial. — Mr. Payne stated the case to the jury —The prosecutor, an aged man residing alone  deposed to having his door broken open about midnight of 26th Oct., and three men entering his sleeping room, violently beat him and then broke open his box, and took the money as charged in the indictment.—George Burrows, an accomplice was admitted in evidence, and fully proved that the prisoners assisted him (the witness) and Lincoln in breaking open the house and taking the money, which they the next morning divided; the robbers left two whitethorn bludgeons the old man's bed room. The confession of Watson was put and read. After most impartial summing up the judge, the jury returned a verdict guilty, but recommended Watson, in consequence of the good character given him, to mercy he learned judge immediately proceeded to pass, upon all the three prisoners, Lincoln, Watson and Hide, the awful sentence of Death, leaving hopes of their lives being spared. Huntingdon, Bedford and Peterborough Gazette, 8 March 1828.
George was baptised 31/dec/1809 at st mary , hitchen , Hertfordshire , england ,where he was born , he died on 8th jun 1888 in port macquarie ,australia , he had committed burglary