George The Third
Built at Deptford, England in 1810. 394 tons, 114 feet length, 28 feet 3 inches beam. Registered at the Port of London.
George III, was wrecked on reefs at the south-eastern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on 12 March 1835 near the end of a voyage from Woolwich to Hobart Town. 133 of 220 male convicts on board lost their lives, 81 survived, one being a 10yr old boy. Only five of the 88 crew, guards and their families were drowned. Firearms had been discharged to keep the convicts below decks while the latter were being evacuated.
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George The Third
Built at Deptford, England in 1810. 394 tons, 114 feet length, 28 feet 3 inches beam. Registered at the Port of London.
George III, was wrecked on reefs at the south-eastern entrance to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on 12 March 1835 near the end of a voyage from Woolwich to Hobart Town. 133 of 220 male convicts on board lost their lives, 81 survived, one being a 10yr old boy. Only five of the 88 crew, guards and their families were drowned. Firearms had been discharged to keep the convicts below decks while the latter were being evacuated.
220 Convicts Onboard
| Convict | Conviction | Transportation |
|---|---|---|
1810 - 1835 | Lincoln. Holland Quarter Session Not Recorded | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1817 - 1835 | Aberdeen Court of Justiciary Theft - larceny | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1783 - 1835 | Lincoln Assizes Sheep-stealing | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1809 | York. West Riding Quarter Session Stealing a watch | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1806 - 1835 | Lancaster. Liverpool Quarter Session Shopbreaking and theft | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1816 - 1835 | Durham Assizes Horse theft | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1791 - 1835 | Somerset Assizes Not Recorded | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1816 - 1883 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1805 | Devon. Exeter Gaol Delivery and Quarter Session Theft - larceny | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1820 - 1835 Thornton | York. Leeds Quarter Session Not Recorded | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1810 - 1835 | Bucks. Assizes Not Recorded | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1822 - 1835 | Perth Court of Justiciary Theft - larceny | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1815 | London Gaol Delivery Theft - larceny | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1814 - 1835 | Lancaster Session Peace Stealing money | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1805 | Salford Barracks, Manchester Court Martial Desertion | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1811 - 1835 | Salop Quarter Sessions Theft - larceny | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1804 - 1835 | Berks. Assizes Sacrilege | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1812 - 1835 | Worcester Quarter Session Stealing money | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1810 - 1835 | Stafford Quarter Session Stealing fowls (chickens/ducks) | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1821 - 1835 | Edinburgh Court of Justiciary Not Recorded | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1806 Braythe | Devon Assizes Manslaughter/culpable homicide | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1818 - 1835 | Edinburgh Court of Justiciary Theft - larceny | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1806 - 1895 | Salford Barracks, Manchester Court Martial Desertion | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1800 | Notts.Quarter Session Stealing a gun | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1820 - 1835 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1815 | Gloucester Assizes Theft - larceny | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1819 | Edinburgh Court of Justiciary Not Recorded | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1804 | Somerset Assizes Theft of meat | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1815 - 1835 | Perth Court of Justiciary Robbery | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1809 - 1835 | Lancaster Session Peace Cow stealing | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |