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Voyage
Transportation
George Lewis was transported on the Elizabeth, departing 11th Aug 1820 and arriving 31st Dec 1820 with 173 passengers.
1828 - Elizabeth arrived from Ireland with Female Irish Convicts. Total No Embarked; 194. Drowned on voyage; 1 Died on Board; 1. Total mustered 192 on arrival at Sydney Cove 12 January 1828. 16 Children on Board Walter Cock - Commander Joseph H Hughes - Surgeon Superintendent.
Elizabeth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 363 (183) |
| 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
At Bedford Assizes, ... George Lewis and Michael Wright, for uttering a forged five pound Bank of England note, received sentence of death, but were reprieved. Evans and Ruffy’s Farmers Journal, 27 March 1820 --------------------------------------------------------------------- John Ferguson and George Lewis were indicted for stealing two bales of wool from the estate of Molle's Main, at Minto, the property of William Howe, Esq ; and John Whitehead and Daniel McLucas, the younger, were also indicted as accessaries before and after the fact. All Guilty. Ferguson and Lewis-14 years. Whitehead and McLucas- 7 years. Sydney Gazette, 12 Feb 1824. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. LEWIS, George. Per "Elizabeth", 1820 1821 Jan 11 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Elizabeth" and forwarded to Airds for distribution (Reel 6007; 4/3503 p.38) 1822 Dec 2 Re passage to Van Diemen's Land (Reel 6010; 4/3507 p.17) 1824 Jan 19-Feb 19 To be transported for 14 years. In reports of prisoners tried at Court of Criminal Jurisdiction (Reel 6023; X820 p.125) 1824 Feb 2 On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.109, 464-5) --------------------------------------------------------------------- List of Prisoners transported to Port Macquarie, Dated Sydney, 2 Feb 1824. George Lewis, tried Criminal Court, Sydney, Jan 1824, 14 years. per Elizabeth (3), Trade, Groom. Tried Bedford, 9 Mar 1820, Life. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Conditional Pardon - 11 February 1843.