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George Bridge Mullins 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 87 (45) |
| 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
GEORGE BRIDGE MULLINS. Royal Offences; treason. 23rd October 1848. 2293. GEORGE BRIDGE MULLINS was indicted , for that he, with others, feloniously did compass, imagine, devise, and intend to levy war against the Queen, in order by force and constraint to compel her to change her measures, and that they did evidence that compassing by divers overt acts set forth in the indictment: 2nd COUNT, for a like compassing, with intent to depose the Queen from the style, honour, and dignity of the Imperial Crown. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18481023-2293 1856 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons Name George Bridge Mullins. Age 30. Birth Year 1826 Origin Place Liverpool Conviction Date 23 Oct 1848. Pardon Date 26 Jun 1856 Vessel Name Adelaide Record Type Conditional. Pardon Number 56/32 © 1997-2026 Ancestry 1863 - The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) Thu 9 Apr 1863. Page 1. Family Notices DEATH. At the Maitland Hospital, on the 8th April, George Bridge Mullins, Esq., resident surgeon of that institution, aged 37 years, after a short illness, greatly regretted by his numerous friends. 2515 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18694735