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Transportation
George Preece was transported on the Eliza, departing 13th Jul 1822 and arriving 22nd Nov 1822 with 161 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Hereford Journal, Wednesday 3rd April 1822 |
| 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
Criminal Petitions HO 17/102/18 Prisoner name: George Preece. Prisoner age: 25 years. Court and date of trial: Hereford Lent assizes 1822. Crime: Burglary. Initial sentence: Death. Annotated (Outcome): Reprieved by judges. Petitioner(s): 110 Freemen of the city of Hereford. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Youth, family dependent on his wages, other convict from this trial reprieved. Other papers: Letter from Viscount Eastnor forwarding the petition but stating he was not at the trial and is not acquainted with the circumstances of the case. Additional Information: In the County Gaol of Hereford. Date; 1822 April 11.
George Preece and Richard Barlow wewre sentenced to death for a burglary at the house of G. Lewis, an inmate of Williams's Hospital, in Hereford. They were convicted, it was reported, on the clearest evidence but their youth excited much feeling of commiseration and petitions in their favour, praying for a commutation of their punishment to transportation for life, were presented to the Judge, Sir J. Richardson, who was unmoved in the case of George Preece, leaving him for execution to be carried out a week the following Saturday, Richard Barlow was reprieved before the judge left the City. George Preece was respited at a later date.