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James Mckay 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
Libraries Tasmania's Online collection CON14-2-4 Image 54 No; 1070 Height; 5 FT 3 1/4 inches aged 24 years old Trade; Farm Labourer Offence; Stealing; Hair and Rabbit skins New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. Tasmania Year; 1841 No; 477 Name; James Mc Kay Ship; George 3rd Remarks; EXECUTED; 6 May 1841 James McKay - 27 May 1841 - Hanged at Hobart for the murder of William Trusson at the Great Lake Launceston Advertiser. Thu 29 Apr 1841. Page 3 LAUNCESTON: Thursday Morning, April 22, 1841. WILLIAM HILL and JAMES McKAY have both been convicted before the Supreme Court at Hobart Town of the murder of William Truestone, one of Mr. Broadribb's shepherds. His Honor gave them no hopes of any remission of the last sentence of the law. ----------------
He survived the wreck of George the Third on April 13, 1835 Extract of Home Office transportation registers (The National Archives microfilm HO11) James McKay; Durham Assizes; 26-7-1834; Life; Saved Extract from The Hobart Town Courier (Tas. : 1827 - 1839), p. 4. -James McKay, a prisoner. When we were trying to get out 2 or 3 shots were fired, a man fell about two feet from me that was shot. To the best of my knowledge it was Wm. Yates who fell. I also saw another man fall, but I do not know his name. James Elliot was standing beside me at the time. I heard Corporal Deverell call for more assistance. There was about 5 minutes between the time the first man fell and the second. There were a great many men in the hatchway and on the ladder at the time. I succeeded in getting on deck.