ROBERTS George
| Name | George ROBERTS |
| Country Of Origin | England |
| Born | 1814 |
| Died | 1864 |
| Birth/Baptism | Born approx. 1814, Cripplegate, London, England |
| Parents | James and Sarah Roberts |
| Apprenticeship | unknown |
| Skills | Watchmaker, Watch Fusee Maker |
| Work Locations | No record found working in his trade in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) |
| Marriage/Spouse | |
| Trial | 14 June 1841, Central Criminal Court, London. |
| Sentence | Ten years transportation for stealing one handkerchief worth three shillings, the property of surgeon Francis Rankin. |
| Arrival | 28 November 1842 on the convict ship, Moffatt (3) |
| Police Number | 7799 |
| Convict Assignment | |
| Ticket of Leave | 23 January 1849 |
| Conditional Pardon | |
| Other | Other recorded occupations: Toolmaker, Dealer.
Probation period: 17 months, Bridgewater. By 1847: Assigned to Dr James Kenworthy, Evandale. 27 June 1851: Certificate of Freedom. |
| Death | Possibly 2 March 1864, 50-year-old pauper, Launceston Cause of death: Pneumonia Burial: 3 March 1864, Charles Street Cemetery, Launceston |
| References | |
| Dianne J E Cassidy, Charles Street General Cemetery 1841 to 1925, 2015, p.111. TAHO: CON33/1/32, CON14/1/17, CON28/1/1, RGD35/1/33 no565 Death 1864. Web: Old Bailey Online, Reference No. t18410614-1580, 14 June 1841; Ancestry: London, England, Newgate Calendar of Prisoners 1841. Cornwall Chronicle 9 July 1851. |
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