Convict George Watkins - Convict Records

Summary

Born

Jan 1810

Conviction

Unknown

Departure

Apr 1842

Arrival

Jul 1842

Death

Unknown

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Personal Information

Name: George Watkins

Gender: Male

Born: 1st Jan 1810

Death: Unknown

Age at death: Unknown

Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Unknown

Convicted at: Monmouth, Usk Quarter Sessions

Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 21st Apr 1842

Ship: Susan

Arrival: 25th Jul 1842

Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

George Watkins was transported on the Susan, departing 21st Apr 1842 and arriving 25th Jul 1842 with 300 passengers.

Susan (generic)

References

Primary Source	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 82. Tasmanian Archives - convict record http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON33-1-24,303,283,F,60.
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

Level 108

on 25th April 2018

George WATKINS was convicted at Usk, Monmouth, Wales on 4 Jan 1841 for stealing a hat and a pair of boots. Gaol Report: "very bad connections and involved in an attempted mutiny in prison". Had previously been in prison for stealing and asault. 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Susan' arriving 24 July 1842. Married man, widower. Farm labourer. Aged 32 yrs. 5'4 1/4" height. Stout build. Tattoos. Fresh complexion; dk brown hair. Native place of birth: near Monmouth, Wales. Mother: Esther (ref. Convict Indent record) Brother: William " " " Sister: Mary " " " VDL: Ten months Probation Period. 1843 at Pontville: Assaulting a person. Discharged. 29 Jan 1846: Ticket of Leave granted. 1847 at Pontville: Drunk. Fined. 13 Sept 1849: Certificate of Freedom issued. 14 March 1864: at Launceston,Tas. Disorderly.3 mths imprisonment with hard labour. (There is a marriage permission for a George Watkins, per Susan to marry Anne Kelly per Mary Ann, but research needed to sift through all the voyages of the 'Susan' to see if this person.)