George Jordan

George Jordan, one of 220 convicts transported on the Henry Tanner, 27 June 1834

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	George Jordan
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1818
Occupation:	Painter's boy
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Theft of boots
Convicted at:	Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Henry Tanner
Departure date:	27th June, 1834
Arrival date:	26th October, 1834
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 219 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 379 (191). State Archives NSW, COF Butts (NRS 12210) and NSW Convict General Muster (HO 10/33).
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.

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Community Contributions

Robyn Belton on 30th April, 2018 wrote:

Convicted of stealing shoes. Married/Common wife, was Sarah Moran or Kavanagh, 4 children. Sarah is supposed to have died after the birth of the youngest child in 1856, but no death record can be found. George became a successful farmer in the Manning River District of NSW.

Iris Dunne on 30th April, 2018 wrote:

Convict General Muster, 1837, Assigned to U. Swan of Liverpool.

Certificate of Freedom No. 40/1271 dated 10 August 1840, Prisoner’s No.34/2118, Native Place: London, Trade: Labourer, Offence: Stealing Boots, Trial: 5 July 1832, Year of Birth: 1818, Port Macquarie

Convict Changes History

Robyn Belton on 30th April, 2018 made the following changes:

gender: m, occupation, crime

Iris Dunne on 30th April, 2018 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 379 (191). State Archives NSW, COF Butts (NRS 12210) and NSW Convict General Muster (HO 10/33). (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll

Iris Dunne on 30th April, 2018 made the following changes:

crime