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Transportation
George Saxon was transported on the Speke, departing 13th Dec 1820 and arriving 18th May 1821 with 156 passengers.
Speke (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 423 (213) |
| 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
Police Report, Thursday, June 6th. George Saxon, for having absconded from the Colony eighteen months back, was sentenced to three years improvement and hard labor. He was apprehended at the Cape of Good Hope by the master of the prison ship Jupiter. The Tasmanian, 14 June 1833. -------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-6P53 List of convicts to be transported from the Cape of Good Hope to VDL in the Convict Ship Jupiter, W. J. S. Clark, Master. Dated: Cape of Good Hope, 1 April 1833. George Saxon, Deserted Convict from Hobart Town.
THE HORRORS OF TRANSPORTATION At the Liverpool Assizes on Tuesday last, one George Robinson, alias Saxon, pleaded Guilty to the charge of having illegally returned from transportation, and when brought up for sentence entered into a long and singular statement, which was listended to by a crowded court with great attention. From this it appeared, that in 1820, being then but 18 years of age, he had been convicted of a highway robberry, at Pendleton. He received sentence of death, but was finally transported for life. He had, however, an irresistible desire to return to his native land, and some time after his arrival at Sydney made an attempt to escape by swimming off to a brig lying in the roads, and succeeded in concealing himself below until she was at sea. She was driven back, however, by stress of weather, he was given up to authorities, received 100 lashes, and was sent to a penal settle, first at Hunter's River, and afterwards at Macquarrie-harbour. For 12 months at a time he never had the irons off his legs. He described his situation as intolerable, without any communication with his friends, shut out from the world, and with hardly a hope for the future. *The story continued but is lengthy............ George made several more attempts at escaping...then was recaptured in England and sent to VDL once again, he arrived per 'Blundell' 1844.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 for George Saxon 5' 7" pale complexion fair hair dark eyes New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 5/5/1823 Runaway from Emu Plains arrested 13/6/1823 George Saxon from Emu Plains 4 times 50 lashes 14/10/1823 Col sec seeking a copy of proceedings at the Sydney Police court in the case of George Saxon harboured on board the Perseverance 15/10/1823 on board the Sally transported to Port Macquarie 15/3/1824 Enquiring to the punishments of runaways 20/3/1824 Sent to Tasmania on board the Triton to serve the remainder of his sentence as he was a runaway from Port Macquarie
Also transported 1843 following conviction at Liverpool for returning from transportation.