Summary
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Voyage
Transportation
George Thornton was transported on the Guildford, departing 30th Nov 1814 and arriving 8th Apr 1816 with 229 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | State Archives NSW (Indents: NRS 12188; Item 4/4005; Microfiche 636). National Archives of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland Prisoner Registers, 1815-1910. Ancestry. Trove - National Library Australia. Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
Claims
"George Thornton is my great great great great grandfather"
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Convict Notes
A convict from Newgate prison, committed to Kilmainham Gaol 8 May 1815 until discharge 6 September 1815, sent on board convict ship Bound Indentures: tried February 1815 Death: buried November 1833 https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=61SRA&lang=en_US&docid=INDEX346076
Trove newspaper Database National Library of Australia 21 October 1833 - Domestic Intelligence Trove “George Thornton, an old and active officer retires, it is said, with a pension, in consideration of his past services.” DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. (1833, October 21). The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842), p. 2. Retrieved October 17, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12847971
Convict Death Register, NSW State Archives Number INX-65-128235 Title THORNTON George Index Name Convicts Index 1791-1873 Name George Surname THORNTON Ship Guildford (2) Record Type Convict Death Register Date 11/1833 Remarks District/Parish: Sydney. Dr Hill Citation [4/4549; Reel 690 Page 210] Index Number 65
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. George Thornton, alias Thorton, age on arrival, 35, Guildford (2) 1816, Tried Dublin City, 1815, 7 years. DOB, 1781, native of Dublin Co., Trade, Labourer. ---------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. THORNTON, George. Per "Guildford", 1816. 1821 Sep Overseer of Government Lime Kilns, Fort Macquarie Point. Memorial (Fiche 3039; 4/1827 No.135) 1821 Sep 8 Overseer. On list of all persons victualled from H.M. Magazines (Reel 6016; 4/5781 p.106) 1823 Jun 20-1825 Aug 30 On pay lists of constables employed at Sydney (Reel 6029, 4/7016A p.216, 4/7016B p.209 & 4/7016C pp.21-385; Reel 6030, 4/7016D pp.20-387; Reel 6061, 4/1779 pp.154c, 163c & 4/1780 pp.190c, 207c, 222c) 1823 Dec 22-1825 Feb 14 Listed on the Colonial Fund statements; for supply of lime (Reel 6039; 4/424 pp.207, 214, 320) 1824 On list of constables doing duty in Sydney & its environs requiring slop clothing (Reel 6017; 4/5782 p.95)