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Transportation
George Mitchell was transported on the Coromandel And Experiment, departing 31st Oct 1803 and arriving 7th May 1804 with 338 passengers.
Coromandel And Experiment (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 359 (179) NSW BD&M V181213193A/182 |
| 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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Married convict Maria White per convict ship Friends 1811 at Windsor in 1812 at St Mathew's Church, Windsor.
Marriage. Name: George Mitchell Spouse Name: Maria White Marriage Date: 1812 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Windsor, New South Wales Registration Year: 1812 Volume Number: V A Source: Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Colonial Secretary Index. MITCHELL, George. Per "Coromandel", 1804. 1814 Mar 10 On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per "Mary" (Reel 6004; 4/3493 p.86) 1818 Jul 30 Constable at Newcastle. Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3187; 4/1855 p.186) 1821 Dec His servant, Richard Beardsley, punished at Newcastle (Reel 6023; 4/1718 p.139) 1823 Settler at Wallis Plains. Memorial (Fiche 3068; 4/1835A No.206 pp.305-6) 1823 Feb 18 On return of land cleared and other improvements made by settlers on Hunter's River and Patterson's River (Fiche 3264; 4/7029E pp.2-3) 1823 Jul 24 Delivered maize to the Magazine at Newcastle on account of debt owed to Government (Reel 6067; 4/1809 p.71d) 1823 c.Jun On account of maize due from settlers on banks of Hunters River to the Government at Newcastle, from 1 Apr 1822 to 31 May 1823 (Reel 6067; 4/1809 p.71c) 1824 Jun 29 Convict assigned to in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.85) 1824 Jul 20 Re assigned convict (Reel 6013; 4/3511 p.666) --------------------------------------------------- 1818 Petitioner The humble petition of George Mitchell, Sheweth that Petitioner arrived in the Colony a prisoner for Life in the ship Coromandel 2nd, in the year 1803, and in the month of March 1814 was sentenced by Mr Cox, Esq. Magistrate at Windsor to be sent to this Settlement for three years. That Petitioner soon after his arrival at Newcastle was appointed Constable and had for near four years and a half, by the utmost care, attention & fidelity in the discharge of the duties of his situation, endeavored to merit the approbation of the several Commanding officers who have been pleased to place some degree of confidence in his integrity. That Petitioner is a married … Written sideways: To receive a Conditional Pardon…. Dated Sept 24 1818. Signed … Commandant. -------------------------------------------------- 1823. Memorial of George Mitchell. Sheweth that Memorialist was appointed as one of the Settlers on Wallis Plains in October 1818, was placed on 30 acres of land which was to augment according to his good conduct and industry. Memorialist has at this time 45 acres clear and in cultivation. Has a wife and small family so humbly solicits His Excellency will be pleased to take him into his kind consideration and grant him whatever number of acres he may think proper- and He as in duty bound will ever pray. -------------------------------------------------- NSW 1828 Census Index. George Mitchell, age 33, C.P. Coromandel, 1804, Life, protestant, Pitamee, Wallis Plains district. Has 160 acres of land, of which 100 acres are cleared and cultivated, Has 70 head of cattle. Maria Mitchell, age 38, F.S. per Friends, 1821, 7 years, protestant. James Mitchell, age 7, B.C. George Mitchell Jun, age 4, B.C. John Mitchell, age 2, B.C.
Monday, two of the robbers who burglariously entered the house and shop of Mr. Larshmar, of Chiddingly, named Coggins and Mitchell, were taken at Ticehurst, and the same day brought to Lewes, where they underwent an examination before H. T. Shadwell who committed them for further examination. When taken, a horse pistol, laden with slugs, and most of the stolen property were found upon them.—Edward Kingman, an accomplice, was on Wednesday taken Maidstone, in Kent, and the next day also brought to Lewes, and committed to the House of Correction. E. Kingman, by trade a blacksmith, and native of ?dingly, where he had the audacity to remain after the robbery, Sunday sennight till noon, and was actually relieved by one of the Overseers, without the least suspicion of his guilt.— Coggins and Mitchell have confessed themselves the persons who, some months since robbed T. Fuller, the Boreham carrier, the Dicker, on suspicion of which Jones was taken up, and fully committed to Horsham Gaol for trial.—They mentioned several circumstances which render the truth of their confession extremely probable. Hampshire Chronicle, 7 Feb 1803. ------------------------------------------------- At our County Assizes which were held which were held at Horsham. 20 prisoners were tried, eight of whom were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death, R Relf, for burglary; W. Jones, for robbing John Fuller, on the King’s highway ; T. Cartwright, for ? ;B. Kingman and G. Mitchel for burglary ; H. Murrey, for horsestealing; J. Gugen for ... Hampshire Telegraph, 11 April 1803. -------------------------------------------------- Hulk Reports at Portsmouth. HO-9-8-2 Received 10 (convicts) from Horsham Prison, 28 Mar 1803. George Mitchell, age 24, C.R., Tried at Horsham, 28 Mar 1803, Sentence: B.S.W. Life - Coromandel.
Australian Royalty website: https://australianroyalty.net.au/individual.php?pid=I30470&ged=purnellmccord.ged Death: 20 February 1850 in East Maitland, Farmer, Aged 80, Buried in Glebe Cemetery
George Mitchell parents were Charles Mitchel (one L) Mother Sarah Bailey (Bayley) George was born in Staplehurst Kent England George Age on Death Certificate should have been aged 72 at death and not 80 as transcribed.