George Perkins

George Perkins, one of 300 convicts transported on the Isabella, 11 July 1833

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	George Perkins
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 53 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Poaching & violence
Convicted at:	Rutland Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Isabella
Departure date:	11th July, 1833
Arrival date:	14th November, 1833
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 299 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 172
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

greg petersen on 5th February, 2017 wrote:

extract from convict record prisoner 982
transported for shooting with intent to kill.
Gaol rept, Bad Character & Brother Executed for same?.
Hulk Rept. orderly. single. Stated this offence shooting at a gamekeeper with intent to kill while poaching. Was tried with two brothers. Robert died at Sheerness. John was executed at Rutland.
Surgeons rept. orderly. single.
July 22 1864 ? absent from church on Sunday last, Fined 2/6d

Convict Changes History

greg petersen on 5th February, 2017 made the following changes:

gender: m, crime