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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
George Passmore was transported on the London, departing 15th Mar 1844 and arriving 9th Jul 1844 with 250 passengers.
1851 Voyage - Ship; London. 611 tons. From Kingston 20 Dec with 285 male convicts
London (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 49 (26). Tasmanian Archives - convict records. |
| 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 PASSMORE was convicted at Montreal, Canada for desertion from the Army - absent for 24 hrs, on 13 Feb 1843. 85th & 82nd Regiments. 14 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia per the ship 'London' 1844. Aged 24 yrs; single man; a butcher by trade; Protestant; not literate; 5'8 3/4"; ruddy complexion; brown hair; brown eyes; several tatoos. Native place of birth: Exeter, England. Brothers: William & John Sisters: Susan & Elizabeth Colony of VDL: 1 yr 9 mths Probation Period Station Gang: Maria Island (small island off the east coast of VDL/Tasmania) 18 Dec 1845. at Darlinghurst, Maria Is - Larceny, under 5 pounds. Hard labour in chains. Sent to the coal mines to work. 7 Oct 1847 at Fingal, VDL - neglect of duty. Probation period to be extended. 27 Aug 1850: Ticket of Leave status granted. 22 Oct 1851: at Fingal, neglect of duty. 1 mth imprisonment with hard labour. 1851: at Tunbridge and Avoca. 20 June 1853: at Fingal, Drunk & assault a Constable. 2 hours in the stocks and fined. 21 June 1853: Conditional Pardon approved. 21 Sept 1858: at Launceston Court - Assault upon a female person. Not guilty. DEATH: 8 Dec 1878 George PASSMORE died, Campbell Town, Tasmania district. Aged 52 yrs; labourer, cause - sanguineous apoplexy. (ref. 35/1/47 no. 63)