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George King was transported on the Ramillies, departing 25th Apr 1854 and arriving 7th Aug 1854 with 280 passengers.
757 ton barque ship Ramillies was built at Sunderland in 1845. There only appears to be one voyage to Australia with convict passengers. She carried the thirteenth of 37 shipments of male convicts for Western Australia. The 1854 voyage took 79 days and the Ramillies arrived in Fremantle on August 7, with 94 passengers and 277 convicts (1 death recorded on voyage). (The passengers comprised 30 Pensioner Guards and their families.)
Ramillies (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 78 |
| 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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Fremantle Prison Database: KING, George Convict No 3090 Ship Name Ramillies Ship Arrival Date 7 Aug 1854 Birth Date 30 Apr 1834 Birth Place Barton upon Humber, Lincoln, England Deceased 10-Jul-05 Place of Death Guildford Marital Status Unmarried Occupation shoemaker Literacy semi lit Religion Prot Sentence Date 28 Feb 1852 Sentence Place Lincoln Sentence Province Lincoln Sentence Country England Court Assizes Length of Sentence 15yrs Crime assault & robbery Ticket of Leave Date 28 May 1856 Conditional Pardon Date 8 Aug 1859 Married Margaret GILMORE, 1 Sep 1858, Guildford, C/E. Defacto Ellen HAGAN c1867, Guildford Comments Each union produced 4 chn - 8 chn total. George was single, 5'3" tall, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, very sallow complexion, stout, slight cuts on left thumb.
1887 - was a Blacksmith and Farrier in Fremantle 1900 - was a Store keeper in Guildford, WA
the son of George KING and Maria Hewson ABRAHAM. Had 2 sisters - Mary Ann (1831) and Susannah Maria (1838). Married Margaret GILMORE 1 Sep 1858 Guildford, Western Australia.