Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
George King was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 240 |
| 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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Convict Notes
FOOTNOTE: Newspaper report of his trial: "CONVICTION OF A POLICE CONSTABLE... Friday, George King, who, when he was taken into custody, was a metropolitan police constable, was convicted at the Middlesex sessions of having stolen a box containing 36 gold Geneva watches, 24 silver spoons, and other articles, worth altogether £400, the property of Messrs. Pickford & Co. The prisoner was sentenced to penal servitude for six years." (Thursday 29 May 1856, Glasgow Courier, p4, at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/) --0--
FOOTNOTE: George King's jail records in England give his next of kin as his wife (name not provided) who lived at 5 Ferdinand Place, Hampstead Road. He was also listed as having two children; able to read and write; Church of England.
IN WA: From his Fremantle jail record: KING, George; inmate #4721, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Date of Birth: 1834 Marital Status: Married 2 children Occupation: Farm labourer Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Westminster, Middlesex, England Crime: Larceny Sentence Period: 6 years Ticket of Leave Date: 25 Jul 1859 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/). --00--
10 September, 1857: Sent from Portland to board the Nile for WA. Listed as a policeman and a smith (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Character Book for Nos 4508-5585 (R8)). --00--
10 April, 1857: Admitted to Portland jail; inmate #6958; behaviour "very good" (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Portland Prison; Prison Records to 1875). --0--
31 July, 1856: Admitted to Pentonville prison; inmate #6881. Served 9 months 6 days in separate confinement; behaviour "good". --0--
26 June, 1856: Admitted to Millbank prison in London; inmate #2923. Served 1 month 5 days in separate confinement (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Millbank Prison; Register of Prisoners; to 1885). --0--
JAILS: 24 April, 1856: Committed for trial at the Marylebone Police Court. Held at Cold Bath Fields for 35 days. --0--
TRIAL: 22 May, 1856: Tried and convicted at the Middlesex Sessions for larceny as a servant. --00--