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Transportation
George Ibbetson was transported on the Batavia, departing 30th Sep 1817 and arriving 5th Apr 1818 with 220 passengers.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 393 (198) |
| 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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Family connections for George (Ibbetson) are: IBBETSON George (Ibbetson) was born on 4 9 1790 & became a labourer. He was tried for stealing a horse while apparantly running away from a bastardry charge at York Assizes Yorkshire, sentenced to Life, held on hulk at Sheerness River Medway Kent & arrived in NSW as a convict on 5 4 1818 after a voyage of 6months on BATAVIA; he was 5'6" ruddy complexion black hair hazel eyes. He became bullock driver/trainer. He was a landowner when he married secondly Mary Ann (Mcal/lister age15) on 16 1 1819. He died on 19 9 1863 age73 father of 5known children & was buried at Gannons Forest cemetery. Some details are taken from this Website] 1.Mary Ann (Mcal/lister) was born on 27 5 1803 & baptised on 2 7 1803 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She died on 4 11 1845 age42. ..Details of Mary Ann (Mcal/lister)s family are geven in entry for Robert (McAllister MINERVA 1800) on this Website. ..George (Ibbetson/Ibberson) & Mary Ann (Mcal/lister) produced 4children: mainly girls ..1.Elizabeth (Ibbetson) was born on 1 2 1820 & baptised on 14 3 1820 (also recorded as baptised on 21 5 1820) at St Phillips CofE Sydney. ..2.Eleanor (Ibberson) was born on 5 11 1821. ..3.Jane (Ibberson) was born on 14 7 1823. She died on 6 6 1898 age74. ..4.John (Ibberson) was born on 30 3 1825. He died on 24 4 1832 age7. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
On Sunday morning the following male convicts left the Castle, in order to be delivered on board the Hulks lying at Sheerness, below Chatham, up the river Medway, viz.: — Joseph Pritchard and Anthony Wilson, convicted at the last Assizes of burglary; and George Tallantyne and George Ibbetson, convicted of horse-stealing, to be severally transported for life; and Wm. Raper, for felony, to be transported for seven years. York Herald, 12 July 1817.
George was 26, 5'6" tall, black hair, hazel eyes, ruddy complexion. The charge was horse theft but apparently he was running away from a bastardry charge, or trying to, when he stole the horse to escape. He married Mary Ann McAllister who was born in the colony, the daughter of 2 sonvicts on 27/5/1803, nearly half his age. Mary died 4/11/1845. George was a Bullock trainer/Driver and he died 19/9/1863 and is buried at Gannon's Forest Cenetery NSW.