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Transportation
George Young was transported on the Kinnear, departing 10th Jul 1842 and arriving 23rd Oct 1842 with 174 passengers.
Built 1834 at Yarmouth. Wood barque of 369 Tons. (Register of persons transported is not yet completed - currently being listed.) 1842 Voyage. OCT. 23. - Arrived the barque Kinnear, Lidderdale master, from Dublin 10th July, with 180 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent - G. J. Fox, Esq. The guard consists of Captain Bull (with Mrs. Bull, 4 children, and 1 female servant), and 30 rank and file of the 99th Regt., - 4 women, and 6 children. Colonial Times (Hobart) 25 Oct 1842.
Kinnear (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Records. |
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Convict Notes
Continuation of the trial: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65728533?searchTerm=George Young
Conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-28$init=CON33-1-28p176 Many offences recorded. Tried Launceston 6 July 1858. Murder. To be Hanged. Executed at Launceston 5 Aug 1858. An account of the trial of George Young for the murder of Esther Scott. Conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-28$init=CON33-1-28p176 Many offences recorded. Tried Launceston 6 July 1858. Murder. To be Hanged. Executed at Launceston 5 Aug 1858. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65728634?searchTerm=George Young An account of the trial of George Young for the murder of Esther Scott.
Kinnear Indent: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-17$init=CON14-1-17P66 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-17$init=CON14-1-17P67 6834. George Young, 14th Regt, 9 years, tried at Antrim, 12 April 1842, 10 years. Age 28, height 5 ft 9 ½, protestant, can read and write, single. Offence: Burglary & stealing ham, bacon silver box, spoons &c., p. at Belfast. (Matthew Bourke on board for same) once for a coat, 1 month. Surgeon’s Report: Good. Trade, Labourer. Native place, Belfast. Remarks: B, Wm at N.P.- 2 S, Hannah & Ann, N.P. -------------------------------------------------- Belfast Quarter Sessions. Matthew Rorke and George Young, for burglariously entering the house of Charles Hammond, on 28th February, and stealing therefrom a number of spoons, and other articles. Guilty ; ten years’ transportation. This was Rorke’s fourth, and Young’s second, conviction. Northern Whig, 19 April 1842.