Name: | George Hughes |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1821 |
Occupation: | Boot maker |
Date of Death: | 4th February, 1908 |
Age: | 87 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Breaking and entering and stealing |
Convicted at: | Worcester City Quarter Sessions |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Lord Auckland |
Departure date: | 13th July, 1844 |
Arrival date: | 15th November, 1844 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 243 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 134. Trove |
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. |
hughes on 6th February, 2017 wrote:
Married Ellen Kenney 1953, Petersham,New South Wales,Australia
Left Van Diemans Land to the Australian mainland where he finished his life in Carrington, Newcastle, New South Wales,Australia
Buried at Sandgate Cemetery, Sandgate New South Wales, Australia
He had six boys and 4 girls
Iris Dunne on 6th February, 2017 wrote:
“Ellen married George Hughes at St Mary’s Sydney on 25 April 1853. George was born in Worcester, England about 1825 to James and Susan. A boatman, he was convicted of stealing 9 bells from an unoccupied house in Worcester and convicted at the Worcester Quarter Sessions on 8 April 1844 and sentenced to transportation for 7 years. He had previous convictions for pick-pocketing.
George Hughes is described in the Convict Indents as aged 23, 5 foot 5 inches, of ruddy
complexion with dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. The surgeon recorded his health as
very good. George’s Certificate of Freedom was issued on 30 May 1851. Shipping records
suggest that he left for Melbourne as a mate aboard the Portland on 2 November 1851.”
George and Ellen (an Irish Orphan) - more information from http://www.irishfaminememorial.org/media/Ellen_Kenny_by_Jan_Richards_3Jul13.pdf
Checked DOD on NSW BDM - correct DOD is 4 February 1908 (3840/1908 - 86 years, District: Wickham)
Iris Dunne on 6th February, 2017 wrote:
Ticket of Leave mentioned in Colonial Times, 22 September 1848, page 4 - Convict Department, Comptroller-General’s Office, Sept. 18, 1848
hughes on 13th December, 2019 wrote:
7 June 1851 Ticket of Leave
hughes on 6th February, 2017 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1821 (prev. 0000), date of death: 4th December, 1908 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime
Iris Dunne on 6th February, 2017 made the following changes:
date of death: 4th February, 1908 (prev. 4th December, 1908)
Iris Dunne on 6th February, 2017 made the following changes:
source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 134. Trove (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 134)
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