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Voyage
Transportation
Samuel King was transported on the George The Third, departing 12th Dec 1834 and arriving 12th Mar 1835 with 220 passengers.
Built at Deptford, England in 1810. 394 tons, 114 feet length, 28 feet 3 inches beam. Registered at the Port of London. George III, was wrecked on reefs at the south-eastern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on 12 March 1835 near the end of a voyage from Woolwich to Hobart Town. 133 of 220 male convicts on board lost their lives, 81 survived, one being a 10yr old boy. Only five of the 88 crew, guards and their families were drowned. Firearms had been discharged to keep the convicts below decks while the latter were being evacuated.
George The Third (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 489 (246) |
| 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
Trial; 30 November 1833 UK, Prison Hulk Registers - Name Samuel King Age 29. Born abt 1805 Date Received; 17 Jan 1834 on board the Ship; Justitia moored Woolwich Date Convicted 30 Nov 1833, Offence; Assault & Robbery Place Convicted Chelmsford omprehensive register of convicts (CORE SERIES) A - L, 1804-1841 Letter; K. George Kensey - Drowned at sea James King - Drowned at sea Joseph Kirby - Drowned at sea John Knifton - Drowned at sea *** Samuel King - Drowned at sea John Knight - Drowned at sea Henry Kerr - Drowned at sea George Kensey - Died at Sea