Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
George Plant was transported on the Palmerston, departing 8th Nov 1860 and arriving 11th Feb 1861 with 296 passengers.
978 ton ship was built at Moulmein, Burma in 1853. On the voyage from Portland, England to the Swan River Colony, Western Australia in 1860/61 the ship also carried passengers, pensioner guards, wives and children as well as soldiers and 296 convicts.
Palmerston (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW State Records, Convict Index. Ancestry.com Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 351 |
| 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
Index: Occupation is Traveller (which could mean Gypsy or Travelling Salesman)
1 October 1826 - Born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, to parents Henry Plant and Susanna Hill. 18 January 1864 - Granted Ticket of Leave. 22 November 1864 - Married Mary Ann Leonard, Perth, Western Australia. 4 April 1872 - Granted Conditional Pardon. October 1872 - Sailed from Fremantle to Sydney on Red Jacket ship leaving wife and daughter behind. 28 January 1876 - Married Mabel Mary Constance Richardson, Sydney, New South Wales. December 1881 - Sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for false pretences - served in Darlinghurst Gaol. 30 November 1884 - Died in Sydney Hospital 18 months after being released from gaol.