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 |
|---|---|---|
1800 - 1835 | York. North Riding Quarter Session Stealing clothes | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1817 - 1835 | Chester Pleas of Crownmote Not Recorded | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1790 | Notts.Quarter Session Stealing clothes | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1803 - 1842 | Lancaster. Liverpool Quarter Session Burglary (house breaking) | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1775 - 1835 | Kent Assizes Uttering/passing forged notes | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1805 - 1835 | Denbigh Quarter Session Theft - larceny | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1808 - 1835 | Stafford Quarter Session Stealing money | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1805 - 1835 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Not Recorded | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1795 - 1835 | Edinburgh Court of Justiciary Assault | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1793 - 1835 | Essex Quarter Session Sheep-stealing | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1816 - 1835 | Cardigan Assizes Cow stealing | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1793 - 1835 | Stafford Quarter Session Horse theft | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1806 | Ayr Court of Justiciary Forgery | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1806 - 1835 | York. West Riding Quarter Session Not Recorded | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1803 - 1835 | Somerset Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1809 - 1835 | Lincoln. Lindsey Quarter Session Stealing wool | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1807 - 1835 | London Gaol Delivery Sheep-stealing | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1811 John Smith 1 | Leicester Borough Quarter Session Theft of hankerchief | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1794 - 1835 John Smith 2 | York Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1815 - 1835 | Bucks. Assizes Burglary (house breaking) | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1807 - 1835 | Stafford Quarter Session Stealing fowls (chickens/ducks) | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1800 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Larceny from a person (including picking pockets) | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1812 | York. Leeds Quarter Session Stealing a watch | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1817 - 1835 | Notts. Newark upon Trent Session Peace Gaol Delivery Stealing sheep skins | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1793 - 1835 | Somerset Assizes Theft - larceny | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1814 - 1835 | Middlesex Gaol Delivery Stealing clothes | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1805 - 1835 | Warwick Quarter Session Not Recorded | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1814 | York. Leeds Quarter Session Theft - larceny | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1802 - 1835 | Devon Quarter Session Sheep-stealing | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |
1815 - 1835 | Westmorland Quarter Session Not Recorded | 12/12/1834 - 12/3/1835 Van Diemen's Land |