George Peters

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Summary

Born
Jan 1812
Conviction
Burglary (house breaking)
Departure
Jul 1830
Arrival
Nov 1830
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: George Peters
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1812
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Cambridge Assizes
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 1st Jul 1830
Arrival: 8th Nov 1830
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

George Peters was transported on the Royal Admiral, departing 1st Jul 1830 and arriving 8th Nov 1830 with 194 passengers.

The Royal Admiral was built at Lynn in 1828. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Royal Admiral in 1830, 1833, 1835 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1842. 1833 - Ship; Royal Admiral. Commenced fitting as a Convict Transport at Deptford on the 29 March. Surgeon Superintendent [Andrew Henderson] joined on the 3rd April. Guard embarked on the 13th. Sailed on the 17th and anchored in Kingston Barbour near Dublin on the 9th May. 220 convicts embarked on the 16 May 1833 and the ship sailed from Dublin Bay for Sydney on the 4th June and arrived there on the 20 October. Originally embarked with 221 convicts, 5 Died at sea, 1 was Relanded. 11 sick on shore, The convicts were described as 220 such wretchedly debilitated creatures ... Refer to the surgeons journal for full details

Royal AdmiralRoyal Admiral (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 424
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 6th April 2026

Assize News, Cambridge. George Peters was capitally indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Edward Sheldrake, at the parish of Whittlesford  Bury and Suffolk Herald, 24 March 1830  On Monday last seven convicts for transportation, convicted at our last assizes, were removed from the Castle, and the following day delivered on board H.M.S the Leviathan, lying in Portsmouth harbour, viz. John Fisher, John Walker Foreman, James Winton, and Truelove Smith, for life ; George Peters  fourteen years; Henry Symonds, & Thomas Green, seven years. Cambridge Chronicle, 23 April 1830 Leviathan Hulk Records. HO-9-8_6 page 11/54. Received from Cambridge 20 April 1830. George Peters, age 18, House breaking, Tried 15 Jan 1830, Cambridge, 14 years, To NSW 26 June 1830, R. Admiral.