George Knight

George Knight, one of 200 convicts transported on the Norfolk, 20 May 1829

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	George Knight
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1806
Occupation:	Waterman
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing
Convicted at:	Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Norfolk
Departure date:	20th May, 1829
Arrival date:	27th August, 1829
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 200 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 65 (35)
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

Dennis Nightingale on 22nd June, 2015 wrote:

149645 Knight George - Norfolk 1829.
1829 AO NSW Convict Indent Fiche No. 673.
Age 23. Waterman from London. Tried 4 December 1828 and sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing bottles. Assigned to W. Sparke in Sydney on arrival.

Convict Changes History

Dennis Nightingale on 22nd June, 2015 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1806 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime