George Sutherland

George Sutherland, one of 172 convicts transported on the Florentia, 14 August 1827

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	George Sutherland
Aliases:	Whitehouse
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1807
Occupation:	Shoemaker
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Theft
Convicted at:	Glasgow Court of Justiciary
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Florentia
Departure date:	14th August, 1827
Arrival date:	3rd January, 1828
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 172 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 272
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.

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Community Contributions

D Wong on 14th January, 2016 wrote:

National Records of Scotland:
George Sutherland, alias Whitehouse, Age: 18, shoemaker, Address: Bishop’s Street, Anderston, Glasgow - Theft.

1835: TOL, District of Murray
17/6/1842: COF

NSW BDM has a marriage listed in 1834 Sarah Pratt/George Sutherland –
Sarah Pratt (Sovereign 1829) got her TOL in the District of Murray as did George Sutherland – no proof it was them but worth keeping in mind. No children were listed.

Convict Changes History

D Wong on 14th January, 2016 made the following changes:

gender: m

D Wong on 14th January, 2016 made the following changes:

alias1: Whitehouse, date of birth: 1807 (prev. 0000), occupation, crime