Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
George Hopwood was transported on the Glatton, departing 31st Aug 1802 and arriving 11th Mar 1803 with 405 passengers.
Glatton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 320 |
| 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 |
Claims
"George (Coatsworth) Hopwood was my 3x great grandfather. The middle name of Coatsworth is taken from his mother's maiden surname. This middle name doesn't appear on convict records. George married Ann Jane Sherburd in 1809 the year after he was transported from Norfolk Island to VDL. The colony had only been in existence four years when George arrived in Hobart Town (formally called Sullivan's Cove). George and Ann's daughter Mary Anne Bethune Hopwood married John Thomas Denne. They lived on Bruny Island where they raised 10 children, with the second youngest Arthur Hurburgh Denne being my great grandfather. Unfortunately, Mary Anne drowned in 1869. By 1813 George had a land allocation at Crayfish Point (District of Queenborough) near to that of William Sherburd (Ann Jane's father). Both families were very successful in the fledgling colony despite their convict backgrounds. George passed in 1829 when his daughter Mary Anne was only 4 years old. His wife Ann Jane passed in 1849, 20 years after George. She had been well provided for due to George's financial successes. George's background as a convict in England and as a free man in VDL has been well documented on this site."
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Convict Notes
Death - Mr. George Hopwood, landlord of the Green-gate, Collins-street, aged 52, an Old Norfolk Island Settler, leaving a numerous family to lament his loss. Colonial Times, 4 Sept 1829
On 27th Feb 1809, Hopwood married Ann Sherburd at Hobart Town. They eventually had 3 children. On 22nd September 1820 he was described as a married man with 3 children and two Government servants and had a Macquarie location order of 60 acres all in pasture. He owned 14 male cattle, 18 female cattle, 17 male sheep, 20 female sheep and had 100 bushels of wheat on hand
Lived at St Nicholas,Deptford.Tried Kent,16 March 1801.Found guilty of stealing 2 brass guns value 100 pounds.Arrived N.S.W.on ship GLATTON. The captain of the ship described him as a "villanous cut-throat" with a suppo rting gang. They were given lashes during the voyage after an attempted mutiny.Transferred to Norfolk Island.Arrived in Van Diemens Land per CI TY OF EDINBURGH 2 OCT 1808 He received his location order of 60 acres in Queenbo rough in 1813.By 1818 he held the licence of the hotel CITY OF LONDON ARMS at Ho bart Town.In 1819 the Muster described him as married with 3 children and two government servants and had a Macquarie location order of 60 acres all in pasture.He owned 14 male cattle,18 female cattle 15 male sheep 20 female sheep and had a 100 bushells of wheat on hand.He also had the licence of t he inn THE GREEN GATE in Collins St where he died in 1829 Note that in the DISTRIBUTION of PEWS ST DAVIDS CHURCH 22 Sep 1820 Hopwo od is given a pew in row 13 along with Barnes, Ransom, Wallis ,Connelly, Eddingt on and Devine. The distance from the front reflected the social status of the person within the early Hobart community. Lived at St Nicholas, Deptford. 27 July 1801 Tr ied Kent. Found guilty of stealing 2 brass guns value 100 pounds. 11 March 1802 Ar rived N.S.W on ship Glatton. The captain of the ship described him as a "villanous cut-throat" with a supporting gang. They were given lashes during the voyage after an attempted mutiny. Transferred to Norfolk Island. 2 Oct 1808 Arrived in Van Diemens Land per City Of Edinburgh. The ship's master was Simeon Patterson. George Hopwood listed on the Memorial to the First Fleeters and NorfolkIslanders who came to Van Diemen's Land during the evacuation 1807-1813in St David's Park 27 February 1809 Married Ann Sherburd This is to certify that George Hopwood single man and Ann Sherburd singlewoman, both of this town, were married by banns at Hobart Town, RiverDerwent, Van Diemen's Land, this 27th day of February in the year of Our Lord 1809 by me Robert Knopwood ... In the presence of Samuel Warriner and Francis Barnes 1813 He received his location order of 60 acres in Queenborough 18 January 1817 "A list of persons who have delivered into this office tenders for supplying his Majesty's magazine with fresh meat, with the quantities which will be received from them, and the Dates when the same is to be delivered." 11 April 1817 George HOPWOOD, 500 lbs. 10 May 1817 Tenders for the supply of fresh meat to the Government -, 26 September 1817 George Hopwood 1000 lbs due. 1818 He held the licence of the hotel City Of London Arms at Hobart Town. 1819 Th e Muster described him as married with 3 children and two government servants and had a Macquarie location order of 60 acres all in pasture. He owned 14 male cattle, 18 female cattle, 15 male sheep, 20 female sheep and had a 100 bushells of wheat on hand. 22 Sep 1820 In the Distribution of Pews St Davids Church Hopwood is given a pew in row 13 along with Barnes, Ransom, Wallis, Connelly, Eddington and Devine. The distance from the front reflected the social status of the person within the early Hobart community. 5 October 1822 A licensee notice in the Hobart Town Gazette of Saturday, read: " At a General Meeting of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace in the County of Buckinghamshire, holden at the Court House in Hobart Town, on Saturday the 28th day of September last, Licenses were granted to the undermentioned persons for one Year:- To sell Spirits, Wines, and beer, in Hobart Town. George Hopwood Green Gate Collins St" 4 Oct 1826 - 29 Sept 1827 Granted a license to sell spirts, wines and beer at the "Green Gate" in Collins St, Hobart 6 Oct 1827 list of licensed publicans for the year 1827-1828: George Hopwood, Green Gate, Collins St, Hobart. He also had the licence of the inn The Green Gate in Collins St where he died in 1829.