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Voyage
Transportation
George Wheeler was transported on the Shipley, departing 20th Dec 1816 and arriving 24th Apr 1817 with 125 passengers.
Shipley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 320 |
| 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
Somerset Lent assizes. George Wheeler, (alias Ayres) 33, for being an accessary before the fact, of wilfully shooting at William Blacker, Gamekeeper to the Earl of Cork, with intent to murder him; Bristol Mirror, 6 April 1816. National Archive. HO-9-4_2 page 18/49. Hulk Records. Woolwich Hulks, Prudentia, Retribution or Justitia. Received 25 September 1816. Geo. Wheeler (alias) Ayres, age 33, shooting a subj. for ... ? to ??? Tried at Taunton Ass, 30 March 1816, Sentence, NSW 14 years, Transported 20 Nov 1816.
George Wheeler was baptised George Ayres on 1/4/1780 at St John the Baptist, Frome Somerset. His Father's name was Benjamin Ayres and mother's name Elizabeth Dredge. He died 3/11/1852 in his home in Kent Street, Sydney
George Wheeler was born with the name George Ayres in Frome, Somerset, England. His father's name was William Ayres and his mother's name was Elizabeth Dredge. George Wheeler was originally married to Sophia Pope before being transported to Australia.
A weaver, living in the woodlands near Frome, Somerset. He was convicted of being an accomplice before the fact of wilfully shooting and discharging a gun loaded with powerd and shot or slugs against the person of William Blacker with intent to murder him. Blacker was gamekeeper to the Earl of Cork so the offence was possibly a poaching expedition. He was tried before Sir Robert Graham kt. at the Lent Assizes at Taunton on 30 March 1816 and sentanced to death. Reprieved, he was sentanced to 14 years transportation and delvered on board the Justitia Prison Hulk on the River Thames.. His original name was Ayres and the baptisms of his children at Frome are recordered in that name.