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Transportation
George Palmer was transported on the Ocean, departing 31st Jul 1817 and arriving 1st Jan 1818 with 181 passengers.
The 'Ocean' was an English merchant ship and whaler built in 1794 at South Shields, England. In 1803 she accompanied the ship 'Calcutta' to Australia, acting as a transport supply ship. When the settlers abondoned Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria the ship transferred convicts, settlers and marines to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1815, 1817 & 1823 the 'Ocean' transported convicts to New South Wales.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 379 (191) |
| 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
Colonial Secretary Index. PALMER, George. Per "Ocean", 1818 1822 Overseer on Mountain Road. Petition for conditional pardon (Fiche 3224; 4/1867 p.1) 1825 Nov To be granted a conditional pardon (Fiche 3292; 4/6974.1 pp.47, 72)
Somerset Assizes. George Palmer and William Wynne, for having stolen one ewe sheep, the property of James … : Death, rep. George Palmer, charged with having stolen wether sheep, the property of George Penpin: ... Taunton Courier, 17 April 1817.
Family connections for George (Palmer) are: PALMER George (Palmer) son of Richard (Palmer) & Elizabeth (Tittley) was born on 15 3 1790 at Ashbrittle Somerset. He was convicted at Somerset Assizes for sheep stealing, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 1 1 1818 after a voyage of 4months on OCEAN (during the voyage he was ill for 5days with headache & cough). He arrived in Bathurst in 1822 with his Ticket of Leave as overseer of the Bathurst Road Party. He was issued his Conditional Pardon in 1825. He married Mary Ann (Baylis her first marriage) on 19 1 1829 at Holy Trinity Kelso-permission given by Government-& lived at Ethelton & Moreauvia. He became a labourer & settler & lived at Queen Charlotte Vale. He died on 19 5 1834 age44 at Bathurst. [Some information taken from this Website] Mary Ann (Baylis) was born on 24 11 1810 in Sydney & baptised on 16 12 1810 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She married secondly James (Bray) on 6 1 1835 at Kelso & produced 3more children. She died on 1 5 1883 age72 mother of 8children at Moreauvia & was buried at CofE Kelso. Details of Mary Ann (Bayliss)s family are given in entry for Ann/Nancy (Price EARL CORNWALLIS 1801) on this Website. George (Palmer) & Mary Ann (Baylis) produced 3children: 1.George (Palmer) was born on 13 7 1830 at Abercrombie District Bathurst Plains/Kelso & baptised on 22 8 1830 at Kelso. He married Elizabeth Ann (Mutton sister Richard Henry) on 1 6 1853 at Woodland Cottage Bathurst. He was a grazier squatter at Charlotte Vale. He died on 9 8 1906 age76 at 'Ethelton' Vale Rd Bathurst & was buried at Bathurst. ..Elizabeth Ann (Mutton) was born on 6 5 1833 at Fish River. She died on 11 4 1906 age72 at Petersham & was buried at Bathurst. ..Details of Elizabeth Ann (Mutton)s family are given in entry for Henry (Pleffer WATERLOO 1833) on this Website. ..George (Palmer) & Elizabeth Ann (Mutton) produced 14children: mostly boys ..1.George (Palmer) was born on 19 3 1854 at Bathurst. He married Alice (Grewalsh). He died on 2 6 1919 age65 in Sydney. ..2.Mary/Polly Gibbs (Palmer) was born on 18 11 1855 at Bathurst. ..3.John Edward (Palmer) was born on 17 3 1857 at Bathurst. He married Elizabeth (Lomas) in 1892 at Bathurst. He died on 9 10 1946 age about89 at Bathurst. ....John Edward (Palmer) & Elizabeth (Lomas) produced 2children: ....1.Elizabeth (Palmer) was born in 1894 at Bathurst. ....2.Jack George (Palmer) was born in 1896 at Bathurst. He married Jessi Averil (Suttor) in 1921 at Bathurst. He died on 20 4 1978 age about81 at Bathurst. ......Details of Jessi Averil (Suttor)s possible family are given in entry for William (Pantony MATILDA 1791) on this Website. ......Jack George (Palmer) & Jessi Averil (Suttor) produced 2children: ......1.John P (Palmer) ......2.David (Palmer) .. ..4.Joseph Oram (Palmer) was born on 17 2 1859 at Bathurst. He married Hannah Maude (Baird rel?. Alice Laura) on 18 10 1898 at Dubbo. He died on 11 10 1943 age84 at Dubbo. ....Joseph Oram (Palmer) & Hannah Maude (Baird) produced 4children: boys ....1.Richard Oram (Palmer) was born in 1899 at Dubbo. ....2.Arthur Dudley (Palmer) was born in 1902 at Dubbo. ....3.James Oram (Palmer) was born in 1904 at Dubbo. ....4.Ralph/Pat Oram (Palmer) was born in 1906 at Dubbo. .. ..5.a male was born in 1860. ..6.William Henry (Palmer) was born on 18/9 6 1861 at Bathurst. He married Alice Laura (Baird rel?.Hannah Maude) on 1 2 1894 at Dubbo. He died in 1895 age about34 at Dubbo. ....William Henry (Palmer) & Alice Laura (Baird) produced 1child: ....1.William Lyle Campbell (Palmer) was born in 1894 at Dubbo. .. ..7.Richard Albert (Palmer) was born on 24 3 1863 at Bathurst. ..8.James Bathurst (Palmer) was born on 5 12 1864 at Bathurst. ..9.Thomas Draper (Palmer) was born on on 8 3 1867 at Bathurst. He married Florence Elizabeth (Fuller) on 20 4 1898 at Kiama. He died on 28 5 1934 age67 at Dubbo. ....Thomas Draper (Palmer) & Florence Elizabeth (Fuller) produced 7children: ....1.George Thomas Bryan (Palmer) was born in 1899 at Dubbo. ....2.Norman Alfred (Palmer) was born in 1900 at Dubbo. ....3.Alfred Ernest (Palmer) ....4.Florence Aileen (Palmer) was born in 1901 at Dubbo. ....5.Marjorie (Palmer) was born in 1903 at Dubbo. ....6.Alison (Palmer) was born in 1905 at Dubbo. ....7.Ruth Cunningham (Palmer) was born in 1910 at Dubbo. .. .10.Alfred Ernest (Palmer) was born on 2 11 1868 at Bathurst. He married Alice (Gibbs). He died on 12 3 1951 age82 at Mosman. .11.Arthur Aubrey (Palmer) was born on 27 3 1871 at Bathurst. He married firstly Annie Murray (Thomas) in 1902 in Sydney. He married secondly Ruth (Hargraves). He died on 5 5 1942 age71 father of 1child at Noraville. ....Arthur Aubrey (Palmer) & Annie Murray (Thomas) produced 1child: ....1.Arthur Balfour (Palmer) was born in 1904. .. .12.Frank Herbert (Palmer) was born on 25 10 1872 at Bathurst. He married cousin Muriel May (Palmer) on 19 6 1907 at Ashfield. He died on 16 3 1944 age71 at Katoomba. ....Muriel May (Palmer) was born in 1879 at Bathurst. She died in 1968 age about89 at Bathurst. ....Details of Muriel May (Palmer)s family are just below. ....Frank Herbert (Palmer) & Muriel May (Palmer) produced 1child: ....1.Herbert Vivian (Palmer) was born in 1908. .. .13.Ethel Mary (Palmer) was born on 5 8 1874 at Bathurst. .14.Norman (Palmer) was born on 21 4 1879 at Bathurst. .. 2.John (Palmer) was born on 4 6 1832 at Abercrombie District Bathurst/Kelso & baptised on 4 6 1832 at CofE Kelso. He married Margaret Yeates (Beatty) on 8 1 1861 at Bathurst. He died on 17 1 1884 age51 at Perthville Bathurst & was buried at CofE Kelso. . Margaret Ye/ates (Beatty) daughter of James (Beatty) Esq of Bariff Hall St Mary Jamaica was born in 1842. She died on 21 4 1923 age about80. ..John (Palmer) & Margaret Yeates (Beatty) produced 13children: ..1.Margaret Moreau (Palmer) was born in 1862 at Bathurst. ..2.Florence Margaret (Palmer) was born in 1863 at Bathurst. ..3.Augusta Maria (Palmer) was born in 1865 at Bathurst. ..4.Harold Norman (Palmer) was born in 1868 at Bathurst. ..5.Dudley Leopold John (Palmer) was born in 1869 at Bathurst. ..6.Leopold John Lambie (Palmer) was born in 1871 at Bathurst. ..7.Margaret Yates (Palmer) was born in 1872 at Bathurst. ..8.Rupert Thophilus Stuart (Palmer) was born in 1874 at Bathurst. ..9.Archibald George Wilson (Palmer) was born in 1875 at Bathurst. .10.Hilda St Clare (Palmer) was born in 1876 at Bathurst. .11.Nina Moreau (Palmer) was born in 1877 at Bathurst. .12.Muriel May (Palmer) was born in 1879 at Bathurst. She married cousin Frank Herbert (Palmer) on 19 6 1907 at Ashfield & produced 1child. She died in 1968 age about89 at Bathurst. ..Frank Herbert (Palmer) was born on 25 10 1872 at Bathurst. He died on 16 3 1944 age71 at Katoomba. ....Details of Frank Herbert (Palmer)s family are just above. .. .13.Vivian Charles Moreau (Palmer) was born in 1882 at Bathurst. .. 3.Anne (Palmer) was born on 11 8 1834 at Abercrombie District Bathurst/Kelso & baptised on 31 8 1834 at Kelso. She married Edward Henry (Mutton brother Elizabeth Ann his first marriage) on 13 5 1862 at Woodworth Cottage Bathurst & produced 10children. She died on 17 9 1875 age41 at hospital Margaret St Sydney. ..Edward Henry (Mutton) was born on 6 1 1839 at Mutton Falls. He married secondly Kate (Norwood) in 1879 at Orange & produced a further 3children. He produced 13children in his lifetime ..Details of Edward Henry (Mutton)s family are given in entry for Henry (Pleffer WATERLOO 1833) on this Website. REFERENCES Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Family History Group of Bathurst Inc.'Bathurst Pioneers-Register of Pioneer Families Of Bathurst NSW And District <1900' G S Oakes Venerable Archdeacon 'Pioneers of Bathurst-Kelso NSW and Bush Memories'
Medical Journal of Ocean for 21 June 1817 to 16 Jan 1818, by George Fairfowl. ADM 101/57/8/21818-1819 Folio 19: George Palmer, Convict, aged 26; disease or hurt, intense headache and incessant cough. Taken ill, 10 December 1817. Dismissed 15 December 1817.
George Palmer was born on the 15th March 1790 in Ashbrittle, Somerset, England. His marriage with Mary Ann Baylis produced 3 children: George Palmer Junior was born 13th July 1830 in Kelso, NSW. He married Elizabeth Anne Mutton on the 1st June 1853 at Woodland Cottage in Bathurst, NSW. They had 14 children. George Palmer Jnr died on 9th August 1906 in at "Ethelton", Vale Road, bathurst, NSW. John Lambie Palmer was born 4th June 1832 in Kelso, NSW. He married Margaret Yates Beatty on the 8th January 1861 in Bathurst. They had 12 children. John Palmer died on the 17th January 1884 in Perthvale, Bathurst, NSW. Anne Palmer was born 11th August 1834 in Kelso, NSW. She married Edward Henry Mutton on the 13th May 1862 in Wordsworth Cottage, Charlotte's Vale, Bathurst, NSW. They had 10 children before her death on the 17th September 1875 in a private hospital in Margaret Street, Sydney
George and Mary Ann had 3 children; George 1830, John 1832 and Ann 1834. George died in 1834, leaving Mary Ann a widow with three very young children. On January 6th 1835, Mary married James Lane Bray at Kelso. James was a free immigrant who had arrived on "Belinda" to Van Diemens Land, in 1823, he then aged only 13. James and Mary Ann had a further 5 children.
George is recorded in the 1828 Census: Page 294... [Ref P0083] Palmer, George, 38, TL, Ocean, 1817, Life, Labourer at Bathurst. In 1829, at Kelso in the Central Tablelands, he married Mary Ann Baylis. He was aged 39 and she was 19. Mary Ann was the daughter of Joseph Baylis (NSW Corps, 1790, "Surprize") and Ann Taylor (Convict, 1810, "Earl Cornwallis").