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Transportation
George Manton was transported on the Oriental Queen, departing 23rd Oct 1852 and arriving 23rd Feb 1853 with 280 passengers.
Oriental Queen (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 541 (273) |
| 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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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) View title info Mon 1 Jul 1867 Page 3 THE BUNINYONG TRAGEDY. THE BUNINYONG TRAGEDY. MANTON, HUSBAND OF THE MURDERED WOMAN. COMMITTED. (From the Ballarat Star, June 22nd.) An inquest on the remains of the woman Mary Manton was held before the district coroner, at Buninyong, They were married, and are both of them of Tasmanian extraction. This was all the evidence and the room was then cleared, to allow the jury to deliberate upon their verdict. After a space of about half an hour, the jury found the following verdict :-" We find that the deceased, Mary Manton, came to her doath/onĂtha 19th inst., at her own hut, Buninyong ; And that her death was caused by compression of the brain from an effusion of blood within the cranium, caused by injuries wilfully inflicted on her by her husband, George Manton." . . ii' The witnesses were then bound over to appear, at the next Circuit Court, and the prisoner was" committed on the coroner's warrant to take his trials https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8846664?searchTerm=George%20Manton
1845 - 13 November. George Manton aged 17 years old. Charged with Felony. Sentence; 6 Calendar months. Spilsbury Goal 1851 - Census. Residence; Portland Convict Prison Age; 22. Born; Stickney, Lincolnshire, England. Trade; Agricultural Labourer. CON33-1-114/CON33-1-114p176 No; 7744 Native Place; Sticking *** Trial; 8 January 1852. Offence; Stealing a shirt. Married 1854 - Marriage Permissions. George Manton. Ship/free: Oriental Queen Eliza Hill. Ship/free: Sir Robert Seppings Permission date: 29 Jun 1854 & 3 August 1854 Remarks; Woman must be 6 months free from offence. 9/8/54 1854 - Marriage Permissions. George Manton. Ship/free: Oriental Queen Mary Gordon. Ship/free: Free Permission date: 20 Oct 1854 Will be approved if Clergyman is statisfied 1860 - Marriage. 20 April 1860. George Manton. Aged; 37 years old, Labourer Mary Ann Daley or Woods. Aged; 30 years old, House servant Registered; Oatland 1862 - Queen's Orphan School. Application for admission 17 April 1862; FATHER; George Manton, Residence; Unknown. Arrived; Bond. Free by servitude. MOTHER; Mary Daley. No; 580. Ship; Cadet. Free. C.P. 5 April 1854. CHILD; James Manton - 8 years old [Born abt. 1854] Remarks: Parents have deserted him and has been found by the superintendent of Police in a destitute condition. No further information can be given. The child has been restored to his father, who was discovered by the Police. 13 May 1862