| Name: | George Simmonds |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | m |
| Date of Birth: | 12th April, 1818 |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Date of Death: | 11th February, 1868 |
| Age: | 49 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
| Crime: | Larceny |
| Convicted at: | Hertford Assizes |
| Sentence term: | Life |
| Ship: | Bengal Merchant |
| Departure date: | 4th August, 1836 |
| Arrival date: | 9th December, 1836 |
| Place of arrival | New South Wales |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 270 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 339 (172) |
| 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 Project. |
Rod Kitch on 10th July, 2014 wrote:
Married Mary Wiffen at Boorawa, NSW, 31/05/1846, raised 11 children.
D Wong on 10th July, 2014 wrote:
George Simmonds was 17 years old when transported, he was the son of Edward and Sarah Simmonds.
1846: TOL, Yass
24/6/1853: CP
11/2/1868: George died at Beechworth, Victoria.
Mary Wiffen arrived per ‘Surrey 1840’ and she died 12/1/1873.
Rod Kitch on 10th July, 2014 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1818 (prev. 0000), date of death: 18th February, 1868 (prev. 0000), occupation
D Wong on 10th July, 2014 made the following changes:
date of birth: 12th April, 1818 (prev. 1818), date of death: 11th February, 1868 (prev. 18th February, 1868), gender: m, crime
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