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George Martin was transported on the Adelaide, departing 8th Aug 1849 and arriving 29th Nov 1849 with 304 passengers.
The 'ADELAIDE’ was built 1832 in Calcutta. Wood ship of 640 Tons. 1849 voyage: Departed London 17 Aug 1849. The convicted persons were then known as 'Exiles' because they had served part of their sentence in England and providing they were of good conduct were to be given a 'Ticket of Leave' or Conditional Pardon upon arrival in Australia. The 'Adelaide' arrived at Hobart, VDL on 29 Nov 1849 and disembarked 40 men. The ship then sailed to Port Phillip, Victoria but was refused entry and so sailed on to Port Jackson, New South Wales arriving there 24 Dec 1849. 1855 voyage: departed Portland, England on 19 April 1855, arriving Fremantle, Western Australia on 18 July 1855. 260 convicts, 1 death. The ship also carried 30 Pensioner Guards and their families.
Adelaide (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 91 (47) |
| 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
1854 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons Name George Martin. Age; 32. Birth Year; 1822 Origin Place Liverpool Conviction Date 14 Dec 1846. Offence; Burglary Pardon Date 29 Apr 1854 Vessel Name Adelaide Record Type Conditional. Pardon Number 54/46 © 1997-2026 Ancestry
George was the husband of Hannah Martin (PN 867) who was transported for 7 years on the Elizabeth and Henry arriving to VDL on the 30th June 1848. 4346 HANNAH MARTIN, PN 867. Tried at The Sessions 19 July 1847. 7 years. 26 years old, married from Kings County. "My husband George was transported 12 months ago. Father James, mother Mary, Brothers John, William, James, Burnett, Thomas all in Manchester". Hannah married James Simpson in Tasmania in 1851 and called herself a widow.
HO8 Convict Hulks, Convict Prisons and Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Quarterly returns of prisoners Prisoner 236 Breaking and entering a shop and stealing a pint of wine. Age 27 surgeons report - Good Behaviour during the quarter - Good
George Martin was transported as an ‘Exile’. He was tried at Lancaster. Liverpool Borough Quarter Sessions on 14/12/1846, sentenced to 10 years and was most likely transported after spending time in prison in England. George received a Ticket of Leave in the district of Broulee, NSW – no date found. 1854: Granted a CP.