Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
George Trowbridge was transported on the Somersetshire, departing 28th Feb 1814 and arriving 16th Oct 1814 with 201 passengers.
Somersetshire (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 161 (82). NSW State Archives, Indents (NRS 12188, Item 4/4005, Microfiche 635) |
| 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 Trowbridge was my fourtimes gr grandfather"
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Convict Notes
source date of death: https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/all/search/results?qu=George&qu=Trowbridge
George was granted 30 acres of land near the North Esk River in 1821. On April 7th 1823 he was fined five shilling for public drunkenness. On December 31 1824, together with Patrick Stafford, Samuel Webb and John Roberts, he was accused of stealing five bushels of wheat from Donald McLeod, but all four were acquitted. In February 1825 he was accused of attacking Denis Geany and for not paying him for the work he did for George. On January 11th 1826 he was tried for stealing half a bushel of wheat from Robert Lane. For the second time in his life he was sentenced seven years exile and was sent to Maria Island. On August 13 1828 in the evening he tried to escape from Maria Island by a canoe that he had made together with fellow prisoner Stephen Shereborne. About a hundred yards from the coast, near Prossers River, the canoe overturned and George most probably drowned. Stephen Shereborne managed to get on land, but never saw George or the canoe again, despite searching the coastline over three miles. Source: https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/all/search/results?qu=George&qu=Trowbridge
... —George Trowbridge, for killing and carrying away fallow deer, from an uninclosed part of Cranbourne Chase, the property of the Right Hon. Lord Rivers; — .... were sentenced to be transported for seven years. Oxford University and City Herald, 14 Aug 1813. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p46 List of 31 men, Mechanics and Labourers to be embarked on the Brig Emu for the service of the Government at Port Dalrymple in Van Diemen’s Land. 30 October 1815. George Trowbridge, Harness maker, per Somersetshire, Tried at Wilts Ass., 31 July 1813, 7 years.
The Colonial Secretary Index, 1788-1825, has information on this person as follows: TROWBRIDGE, George. Per "Somersetshire", 1814; harness maker 1815 Oct 30 - On list of mechanics and labourers to be embarked on the "Emu" for the service of the Government at Port Dalrymple (Reel 6004; 4/3494 pp.253, 258)
Marriage of George Trowbridge to Ann Trowbridge, at Ebbesbourne Wake, 6 April 1799. Burial of Ann Trowbridge, at Ebbesbourne Wake, 20 Aug 1817. Their children, James, 1800-1864, Susanna, 1802- ?, Ann, 1805-1854, William, 1809-1878, and Lott, 1811-1818. A lot more information about George Trowbridge on http://www.trowbridge.org.uk/George.htm
Convicted 31 July 1813 Convict Indents: Aged 38, Labourer
Born 10 Dec 1775 Berwick St John, Wiltshire, England Parents George Trowbridge, Hester Chown. Wife in England, Ann. (1777-1817)