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Crime
Transportation
George Mollineux was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 244. --00-- UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951 for George Mollineux; Misc. Register of Prisoners; 1790-1799 |
| 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
IN WA: From his Fremantle jail record: MOLLINEAUX, George; inmate #4775, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Alias: MOLINEAUX, MOLYNEAUX Date of Birth: 1829 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Garden labourer Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Stafford, Stafford, England Crime: Larceny Sentence Period: 10 years Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket of Leave Date: 13 Jul 1858 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/). --0--
September, 1857: He was sent from Chatham, convict #4/884, to board the Nile for transportation to WA. Behaviour on voyage "good. This record also lists his imprisonment in England at Stafford (served 4 months) and Leeds (6 months) prior to his transfer to the Defence hulk (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Character Book for Nos 4508-5585 (R8)). --0--
21 April, 1857: Admitted to Chatham prison, in Kent -- inmate #884. He was listed as 23 years old when convicted, able to read and write imperfectly, a farm labourer, single; behaviour "good". --0--
8 April, 1857: George Mollineux was sent from Bow Street and re-admitted to the Defence prison hulk, inmate #370. --0--
23 March, 1857: Licence revoked -- no grounds listed. --0--
Licence for Parole: 12 March, 1856: George Mollineaux was granted a Ticket of Leave (Licence for Parole) #5114 for early release from the Defence prison hulk, moored at Portsmouth, as below: Reference: PCOM 3/47/5114 Description: Licence number 5114: George Mollineaux. Caption order and prison record from when he was convicted of Larceny at the Quarter Sessions at Stafford, Staffordshire 05 January 1852. Then aged [not given] years and by trade a [not given]. Sentence: 10 years transportation. Licence granted 12 March 1856, for early release from Defence hulk. Comments: Licence revoked 23 March 1857, caption returned 31 March 1857. Revocation order only. Date: 1856 March 12 (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10341370). --0--
NEWSPAPER REPORT OF HIS TRIAL: "REMAINDER OF SENTENCES... Ten Years. — George Molliueia [Mollineux], for stealing two shirts and two pairs of stockings...To BE TRANSPORTED." (Saturday 10 January 1852, Staffordshire Advertiser, p6) --0--
TRIAL: 5 January, 1852: George Mollineux was tried at Stafford Quarter Sessions and convicted of larceny, with a previous conviction for felony (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for George Mollineux; England; Staffordshire; 1852). --0--
Note: The various spellings of his surname are given as they appear in each record. --0-- PREVIOUS CONVICTION: 11 March, 1848: George Molineux was convicted at the Stafford Assizes of burglary and sentenced to 6 months' jail (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for George Molineux; England; Staffordshire; 1848). --0--