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Voyage
Transportation
George Nation was transported on the Bengal Merchant, departing 13th Mar 1828 and arriving 10th Aug 1828 with 170 passengers.
Bengal Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 336 |
| 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
Convict number 157. Was tried in Somerset on 5 April 1827 for stealing a sheep belonging to William Anstey of the Upton Parish.The Indictment said “ Stealing under arms one sheep on 11 October 1826, sold 2 legs,one loin ,one shoulder...fat( 6 lbs mutton for 2/-) to James Tout” He was sentenced to life and arrived in Van Diemen’s land on 10 August 1828 in the ship “Bengal Merchant”, which left Plymouth on 25 March 1828. His personal description:- Trade : Farmers labourer and ploughman (Noreabath, near Bampton) Height 5’9’ Age 22 years Complexion fair , fresh, freckles. Hair. light sandy Visage. Small broad, narrow downward. Forehead. medium, full fronted. Eyebrows Light, wide apart. Eyes. Blue Nose . Small narrow. Mouth. Small. lips prominent. Chin. Narrow, Flat pointed. Remarks Large scar on left chek bone, scars on forefingers of right and left hand. After arriving in the new colony, he was tried in 1835 for larceny and sentenced for 7 years transportation. On 6 Sept 1844 he was recomended for a Conditional Pardon which he recieved on July 1845. A partition requesting a Free Pardon for George Nation was sent on 12 December 1850, from lieutenant Governor Denison to Earl Grey , and this was granted on 16 December 1851. Granted land in Districts of Kent, and Longley between 1849-56
George Nation was 23 years old when convicted of stealing a sheep of William Anstey of the Upton Parish. The stealing was under arms, and he sold 2 legs, one loin and shoulder fat (6lbs of mutton for 2/-) to James Tout. George was 5'9" tall, fair freckled complexion, light sandy hair, blue eyes, large scar on left cheek bone. 1835: Tried in the colony for larceny and sentenced to seven years. 6/9/1844 Recommended for a conditional pardon. July, 1845: CP 16/12/1851: Free Pardon. George purchased several land grants during 1849-1856. 1851 Census: George was residing in an unfinished wooden house near the Huon River. 29/4/1856: Married Elizabeth Henrietta Cuthbert, in Victoria Church, Huon Tasmania. Elizabeth was born 25/8/1836 in Hobart and died 20/10/1914 in Balmain, NSW. They had 4 children. 11/5/1868: George died at Goodwood, Huon, after a short illness aged 65. The cause of death was constitution break up, anascare of feet and ankles. Elizabeth then married Joseph Rout and moved to Sydney in 1881.