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Transportation
Robert Shaw was transported on the George The Third, departing 12th Dec 1834 and arriving 12th Mar 1835 with 220 passengers.
Built at Deptford, England in 1810. 394 tons, 114 feet length, 28 feet 3 inches beam. Registered at the Port of London. George III, was wrecked on reefs at the south-eastern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on 12 March 1835 near the end of a voyage from Woolwich to Hobart Town. 133 of 220 male convicts on board lost their lives, 81 survived, one being a 10yr old boy. Only five of the 88 crew, guards and their families were drowned. Firearms had been discharged to keep the convicts below decks while the latter were being evacuated.
George The Third (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 494 |
| 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
National Records of Scotland Precognition against Robert Shaw for the crime of forgery and uttering forged writings Dates 1834 Accused Robert Shaw, alias Smith, John, labourer, Address: Byres of Kilwinning, Ayrshire. Robert Shaw, alias Smith, John, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession, Sentence: Transportation - Life. Robert Shaw was listed as 28 years old on arrival in VDL. Place of Birth: Stirling. Scotland. Robert was 5'9¾" tall, brown complexion, black hair and whiskers, dark brown eyes, long scar across left cheekbone, stout made. Married with 2 children - wife Margaret at Eglesham. Robert was a survivor of the wreck of the 'George 111". Robert was granted a pass and to be freed from all penal coercion for his good conduct on the occasion of a fire on board the George 3rd. 1841 Muster: CP
The following newspaper article applies. Byres was a farm in the town of Kilwinning, Ayrshire: - "GLASGOW HERALD - 5 MAY 1834 AYR ASSIZES ROBERT SHAW, labourer at Byres of Kilwinning, charged with forgery, and uttering forged writing, was found guilty, and sentenced to transportation beyond seas for the whole period of his life."