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Voyage
Transportation
George Whitton was transported on the Elizabeth, departing 11th Aug 1820 and arriving 31st Dec 1820 with 173 passengers.
1828 - Elizabeth arrived from Ireland with Female Irish Convicts. Total No Embarked; 194. Drowned on voyage; 1 Died on Board; 1. Total mustered 192 on arrival at Sydney Cove 12 January 1828. 16 Children on Board Walter Cock - Commander Joseph H Hughes - Surgeon Superintendent.
Elizabeth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 367 (185) |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petition. HO 17/81/29. Prisoner name: George Whitton. Court and date of trial: Northampton Lent Assizes 1820. Crime: Not stated. Initial sentence: Transportation for life. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): Mark Milnes. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Honesty and sobriety during his apprenticeship, his family have lived in Weedon [Northamptonshire] for 35 years and have been of a very respectable character; he is the only son of an aged parent who is very distressed and wishes to see her only son once more before she dies. Additional Information: The prisoner is on board the Justitia hulk at Woolwich. [Reference in HO 19/3 Register of Criminal Petitions given as Ph 29]. Date: July 13 1820.
At Northampton assizes, ... George Whitton, for burglary, ... severally received sentence of death, but were all reprieved before the Judge left the town. Cambridge Chronicle, 10 Mar 1820.
Wollongong St Michael Burial No; 58. Abode; Lake Illawarra. Died on the 7 February 1843 and Buried 9 February 1843. Aged; 50 years old. Status; Ticket of Leave. Ship; Elizabeth [3] Arrived 1820