Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
George Whitaker was transported on the Grenada, departing 3rd May 1821 and arriving 16th Sep 1821 with 152 passengers.
Grenada (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 34 |
| 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
"4th Great Grandfather"
Photos
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Convict Notes
George Whitaker was listed as 19 years old on arrival. Native Place: Rotherham. George was 5'7½" tall, florid complexion, light brown hair, grey eyes. 14/2/1829: COF 23/12/1831: COF renewed. 12/2/1830: Permission to marry Elizabeth Sudgen (should be Sugden) (Sovereign 1829) - she was 24 and on Bond - George was 28 and had a TOL.
Burial Braidwood General Cemetery: GEORGE WHITAKER 1860 56 yrs Reidsdale unmarked registration Braidwood Burial Register Seymour Pioneer Cemetery: GEORGE W WHITTAKER 29 Dec 1873 69 last residence Warough
Inquest 29/12/1873. VicBDM #11158
Elizabeth (Sugden) Whitaker is widely believed to have died in 1879 but this is incorrect. I have a death cert from 1879 which shows that this Elizabeth had only been in NSW for a few years. George's wife probably died in 1841 at Towrang Stockade and is buried in a creekside grave there.
Tried and convicted at the York Quarter Sessions, Yorkshire West Riding on 17th January 1821, sentenced to transportation for 7 years. Left England on 3rd may 1821. Ship:- the 'Grenada' sailed with 152 male convicts on board, there were no reported deaths during the voyage. Arrived on 16th September 1821. George married convict Elizabeth Sugden ('Sovereign' 1829) on 11th March 1830 at Narellan, they went on to have 8 children between 1830-1841, all born at Sutton Forest. George died on 24th June 1860 in Reidsdale, New South Wales age 58. Elizabeth died in 1879 at Sydney age 73.
Married Elizabeth Sugden on 20/4/1830 at Narellan