Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
George Stapleton was transported on the Bangalore, departing 1st Jan 1850 and arriving 30th Apr 1850 with 302 passengers.
Built 1843 at Jersey. Wood barque of 877 Tons.
Bangalore (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 146 |
| 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
c1825: Stated aged 21, in 1849 Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks, though there is a baptism record for 13 November 1825, Gwinear, Cornwall, England. [Great Britain Home Office & Australian Joint Copying Project & National Library of Australia & Library of New South Wales & Great Britain Public Record Office., "File 16, AJCP Reel: 92, Convict Transportation Registers, 1787 - 1870", Page 146.] [Cornwall Online Parish Clerks, "Cornwall OPC Baptisms Database", https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/baptisms/ George Stapleton 1825 - 13 November 1825] ["1841 United Kingdom Census | 6 June 1841", Cornwall | Civil Parish of Gwinear | Enumeration District 5 | Book 2 | Folio 14 | Page 20 - 6 June 1841] 29-Jun-1847: Indicted for breaking and entering a warehouse and stealing eleven sacks. Sentenced to 7 years transportation. 30-Sep-1849: Detained on the Prison Hulk, Justitia, on the Thames River at Woolwich, London. [Great Britain Home Office & Australian Joint Copying Project & National Library of Australia & Library of New South Wales & Great Britain Public Record Office., "Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks, 1849, (File 99-101. AJCP Reel No: 5206)", Justitia Convict Hulk at Woolwich, Page 99.] 1850: George STAPLETON Bangalore 1850 Ticket of Leave District: Moreton Bay; Tried: Cornwall. ["NSW Archives: Ticket of leave butts", NRS-12202 Series Date Range 31-03-1827 to 13-12-1875, [4/4223; Reel 964]. - 1850] c1853: George Stapleton was married to Ellen Wallace, daughter of William Wallace and Ellen Commins. George and Ellen had nine children – Mary Sellar Stapleton [1853 - 1941], Margaret Stapleton [1856 - 1920], Ellen Ann Stapleton [1858 - 1902], Elizabeth Stapleton [1860 - 1928], Parnell Stapleton [1864 - ], Grace Bridget Stapleton [1867 - 1911], John Patrick Stapleton [1869 - 1919], Louisa Stapleton [1881 - 1956], and Georgina Stapleton [1872 - 1895]. 20-Oct-1903: Possible: 1903 C3995 George Stapleton George Stapleton Mary -. * Material relating to George Stapleton has been compiled by Trish Symonds. ** There are several newspaper reports relating to George Stapleton [trove.nla.gov.au]