Summary
Born
Unknown
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Oct 1837
Arrival
Jan 1838
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information
Name: George Shipley
Gender: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Crime
Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Lancaster Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years
Voyage
Departed: 4th Oct 1837
Ship: Neptune
Arrival: 18th Jan 1838
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land
Transportation
George Shipley was transported on the Neptune, departing 4th Oct 1837 and arriving 18th Jan 1838 with 359 passengers.
NeptuneReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 165 (84) |
| 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 |
Claims
"George Shipley was my great x3 grandfather. He was born in 1811 and died in Hobart, Tasmania in 1885"
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Convict Notes
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George Shipley was born in 1811 at Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire. He was a baker by trade. In 1837 George was convicted and sentenced to "life" in Tasmania. His crime had been that he hired a pony and trap and tried to sell it. He arrived in Tasmania in 1838 and did "hard labour" for years. He eventually got a ticket of leave and settled in Hobart where he became a boarding house keeper. He died at Hobart in 1885.