The Ship Royal George

#21065, b. 1820, d. 10 March 1861

Life Span

EVENTDATEDETAILS
Birth1820The Ship Royal George was built in 1820 on the River Humber, England.
Death10 March 1861The Ship Royal George was wrecked on Sunday, 10 March 1861 at Doboy.

Description

DateDescription
The Ship Royal George was a wooden three masted ship of 486 tons (585 metric tons); being 116.5 feet long by 28 feet by 20.7 feet. The ship was registered in London and owned by Mr Marshall.

Voyages

DateDetails
26 August 1828The Ship Royal George sailed from Spithead, England, on Tuesday, 26 August 1828 to carry convicts to Australia. It arrived in Sydney on 24 December 1828 under the command of Master Robert Embledon. The Surgeon was William Grigor.
1830The Ship Royal George sailed from England in 1830 to convey convicts to Australia.
1838The Ship Royal George sailed from London, England, in 1838 with John Henry Sheather, James Sheather, Henry Sheather, James Sheather, Mary Jane Millham, Edward Sheather, Augusta Maria Sheather, Samuel Sheather, William Sheather, George Sheather, Frederick Kyle Sheather, Mary Jane Sheather, Harriet Sheather, Mary Button, Silas Charles Sheather, Eliza Sheather, William Fuller, Mary Fielder, Eliza Jane Fuller, Reuben Sheather, Edgar Sheather, Lewis William Sheather, Julia or Judith Sheather, Ellen Sheather, Jane Fuller, Thomas Williams, William Fuller, Mary Anne Fuller, John Fuller, Benjamin Fuller, George Fuller and Charlotte Davis aboard carrying immigrants to Sydney, where it arrived on 10 March 1839.
3 March 1842The Ship Royal George sailed from London, England, on Thursday, 3 March 1842 carrying immigrants to Australia.
1844The Ship Royal George sailed from England in 1844 to convey convicts to Australia.
27 February 1847The Ship Royal George sailed from Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on Saturday, 27 February 1847 and arrived in Port Adelaide, SA on 26 June 1847 under the command of Captain Thomas Grieves.
25 May 1848The Ship Royal George sailed from London, England, on Thursday, 25 May 1848 and arriving at Port Adelaide, SA on 14 September 1848 under the command of Captain Thomas Grieves.
28 November 1849The Ship Royal George sailed on Wednesday, 28 November 1849 carrying immigrants to Port Phillip, Australia.
Last Edited4 Mar 2011