The Eliza (2) arrived in Sydney on 22 November 1822, after a 125-day voyage from Sheerness.
Her arrival was reported by the Sydney Gazette: "On Friday last arrived from England which she left the 5th of August, the ship Eliza, Captain Hunt. She brings 160 male prisoners, under guard of a detachment of the 3d Regt. (Buffs.), commanded by Captain Innis. The Surgeon Superintendent is Dr. Rae, R. N. Passenger, Mr. Innis." (29 Nov 1822, p.2)
All George Faulkner's fellow convicts survived the voyage. Only one, Joseph Windle, has his brief story recounted on Convict Tales. With his brother Alfred he had been transported for seven years for stealing 48 rolls of ribbon. After the expiry of his sentence he may have returned to England.
Source: Convict ships to New South Wales 1801-1849 at http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/shipNSW2.html
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About George Faulkner
George Faulkner, convict, blacksmith and (possibly) miner, was born in Manchester, Lancashire, in 1802. Aged 19, he was convicted of highway robbery and sentenced to transportation for life, arriving in Sydney on the Eliza (2) on 22 November 1822. His connection with Gundaroo may date from as early as 1831, when his name appears on a list of convicts in the district. He received a ticket of leave in 1834, and a conditional pardon in 1843.
On 26 January 1846, he married Maria Steward in Gundaroo. Their first son George was born six weeks later, followed by their second, Frederick, in 1848. George Faulkner died in Gladesville Hospital in 1875.
George Faulkner's story will be fleshed out here, but it's part of a larger story, too.
Over time, I'll be adding historical snapshots of Gundaroo and Inverary, snippets about other George Faulkners who arrived in Australia before 1850 and, maybe, the stories of some of George and Maria's descendants.
George Faulkner's story will be fleshed out here, but it's part of a larger story, too.
Over time, I'll be adding historical snapshots of Gundaroo and Inverary, snippets about other George Faulkners who arrived in Australia before 1850 and, maybe, the stories of some of George and Maria's descendants.
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- Criminal Records (7)
- Convict Records (6)
- Maria Steward (5)
- Newcastle (5)
- "Victoria Park" (3)
- 1828 Census (3)
- Asylum records (3)
- Eliza (2) (3)
- George Faulkner (son) (3)
- Gundaroo (3)
- Manchester (3)
- Other George Faulkners (3)
- Salford (3)
- Selmes family from Brede Sussex (3)
- Mary Ann Selmes (2)
- Physical Description (2)
- 1841 Census (1)
- Inverary (1)
- Jane WIlliams (1)
- Louisa (1)
- Other Maria Faulkners (1)
- Richard Bond (1)
- Sutton Forest (1)
- Sydney (1)
- Voss (1)
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