George Page (bef. 1826 - 1888)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

George was born in Sussex and baptized on 1 Oct 1826 in Wilmington. His parents were Henry (Labourer) and Charlotte Page^[1].

He was convicted of larceny at Sussex, Assizes at Lewes. The trial date was 20 Mar 1848. He was sentenced to 10 years transportation. The trial was reported in the local newspaper, Sussex Advertiser - Tuesday 28 March 1848^[2], thus: "George Page, labourer, 21, pleaded guilty to having, at Arlington, on the 10th November, feloniously and burglariously broken and entered the dwelling house of George Fears, and stolen therefrom one silver watch, value £3, a steal chain, seal, and watch key, the property of Thomas Fears, and one pair of cloth trowsers, value 12s., the property of David Huggett.—Ten years' transportation." From the Lewes gaol he was sent in early April to Millbank Prison and then in early December to Pentonville Prison^[3]. In August 1849 he was sent to the new prison at Portland^[4] where he joined the Rodney a year later.

He was transported to Van Diemen's Land on the Rodney, 1850. The convict indent lists his height at 5'1¼, age 24, Single, can both read and write. The "statement of offence" reads Housebreaking, stealing a watch and a pair of trousers / property of Thos Fear nr Lewes / for Money 14 days His occupation is shown as FLab (farm labourer). His "native place", W Lewes^[5]. His conduct record, which is without any comments apart from recording his ticket of leave and conditional pardon, gives a little more detail of the conditions of his transportation: Transported for burglary after prior conviction. Single. Attested this offence. Housebreaking Stg a watch & a pair of trowsers pr. Tho^s Fears near Lewes for money. 14 days.^[6]. His Police number was 23383P. His Convict Number was 54351. The Rodney departed Portland, Dorset 19 Aug 1850 and arrived in Hobart Town 28 Nov 1850^[7]. The ship's Surgeon Superintendant was Mr Le Grand.^[8]. Ticket of leave was granted April 1852, no. 23383^[9]. Recommended for conditional pardon, April 1852^[10]. His record also shows that he was assigned to work for "Cr Briggs, Br[idge]water" from 12 Dec 1850. The absence of further assignments suggests that he stayed with the Briggs family until he received his Ticket of Leave 0n 6 Apr 1852.

In 1853 his marriage was approved by Convict Dept.^[11][12]. On 31 Mar 1853 he married Mary Ann Briggs who was 17 years old at the time (and listed in the marriage permission as 'free', i.e. not a convict). (George was 26.) The marriage was registered in Brighton, Tasmania.^[13][14]. Mary signed the register with a cross.

Conditional pardon was granted June 1853^[15].

The couple had a large family:

• Sarah Charlotte was born 26 May 1854 in Brighton^[16][17].
• Mary Ann was born 4 Jun 1857^[18][19]
• Orman Emerlick was born 11 Jul 1862 in Longford^[20] and died 05 Jul 1863^[21]
• Emily Alice was born 20 Jul 1864^[22]. She married Arthur Ernest Green 19 Feb 1884^[23].
• Elizabeth Julia was born 24 Jan 1867^[24]
• Fanny Lydia was born 28 Jun 1869^[25]. She married Thomas Ernest Stonehouse 26 May 1897.^[26]
• Anne Amelia was born 7 Aug 1872^[27]. Married William Grundy 15 Jan 1890.^[28]
• Thomas Benjamin was born 8 Jun 1873^[29]
• Louisa was born circa 1875. She married Alexander Sice 19 Jan 1896^[30][31]

George died 25 Jul 1888 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania^[32] and is buried in Launceston^[33].

Research Notes

It seems that the name Page was common in Wilmington, Sussex. In the year 1826 this five out of 20 births recorded in the parish were to a mother with surname Page: Richard & Sarah (daughter Eliza), Mary Page (daughter Charlotte Davies), Henry & Charlotte (son George), William & Sarah (son James), William & Elizabeth (son James). This makes absolute certainty about the identity of the correct family impossible without DNA evidence, but it seems likely that the child born to Henry and Charlotte is the right one.

Henry and Charlotte were married in Chiddingly in 1826^[34]. Henry was born in 1809^[35] -- he was young at his marriage but the lapse of only seven months between marriage and baptism of son George suggests a reason.

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q3-RJ6X : 7 December 2017), George Page, 1826.
2. ↑ Sussex Advertiser - Tuesday 28 March 1848, accessed from https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000257/18480328/002/0003 16 Oct 2020.
3. ↑ National Archives, HO24,Home Office: prison registers and statistical returns 1838-1875, https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=TNA%2FCCC%2F2D%2FHO24%2F00028153 accessed 12 Feb 2021.
4. ↑ National Archives, HO13: Home Office: correspondence and warrants, https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=TNA%2FCCC%2F2A%2FHO13%2F00252877 accessed 12 Feb 2021.
5. ↑ Libraries Tasmania, Convict Indents, Rodney 1, 1850. Reference CON-14-1-41 Image 291 and 292 https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-41$init=CON14-1-41P291 accessed 12 May 2020.
6. ↑ Libraries Tasmania, Convict conduct record, George Page. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-99$init=CON33-1-99p222 accessed 12 May 2020.
7. ↑ Libraries Tasmania, Convicts, George Page, Rodney 1. https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/1423922 accessed 12 May 2020.
8. ↑ Royal Navy Medical Journals, Rodney, 18 Jul 1850-10 Dec 1850. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au/imageviewer/collections/2318/images/31792_636897_0674-00027?ssrc=&backlabel=Return accessed 12 Feb 2021
9. ↑ 1852 'Advertising', The Tasmanian Colonist (Hobart Town, Tas. : 1851 - 1855), 8 April, p. 2. , viewed 13 May 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article226524613
10. ↑ 1852 'Custom House.', The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas. : 1835 - 1880), 17 April, p. 248. , viewed 13 May 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65578835
11. ↑ Libraries Tasmania, Convict Marriage Permissions. George Page, 1853. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-6$init=CON52-1-6P093 accessed 12 May 2020
12. ↑ 1853 'CONVICT DEPARTMENT.', Hobarton Guardian, or, True Friend of Tasmania (Hobart, Tas. : 1847 - 1854), 5 March, p. 3. , viewed 13 May 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article172859570
13. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-3FLB : 3 October 2018), George Page and Mary Ann Briggs, 21 Mar 1853; citing Marriage 21 Mar 1853, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia, line #29812, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,157.
14. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-3FR4 : 3 October 2018), George Page and Mary Ann Briggs, 21 Mar 1853; citing Marriage 21 Mar 1853, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia, line #29813, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,157.
15. ↑ 1853 'Advertising', Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), 21 June, p. 8. (AFTERNOON), viewed 13 May 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36269349
16. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration (District Registers), 1839-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S1-JXG4 : 17 March 2018), George Page in entry for Sarah Charlotte Page, 26 May 1854; citing Birth, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia, The Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart; FHL microfilm 100,665,084.
17. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-XSQ7 : 13 March 2020), George Page in entry for Sarah Charlotte Page, 26 May 1854; citing Birth 26 May 1854, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia, line #82009, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,114.
18. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-XN9M : 13 March 2020), George Page in entry for Mary Ann Page, 4 Jun 1857; citing Birth 4 Jun 1857, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia, line #86778, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,114.
19. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration (District Registers), 1839-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S1-JKQ3 : 17 March 2018), George Page in entry for Mary Ann Page, 04 Jun 1857; citing Birth, Brighton, Tasmania, Australia, The Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart; FHL microfilm 100,665,084.
20. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-FR19 : 13 March 2020), George Page in entry for Orman Emerlick Page, 11 Jul 1862; citing Birth 11 Jul 1862, Longford, Tasmania, Australia, line #99329, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,116.
21. ↑ Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index, Deaths. Owen Emeric Page age 1 died 05 Jul 1863 at Longford. Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1204447; Resource RGD35/1/32 no 285. https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/1204447 accessed 13 Feb 2021
22. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT85-LDX : 28 January 2020), George Page in entry for Emily Alice Page, 1864.
23. ↑ Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index, Marriages. Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:897734; Resource: RGD37/1/43 no 698. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-43$init=RGD37-1-43P348 accessed 13 Feb 2021
24. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-JH2N : 13 March 2020), George Page in entry for Elizabeth Julia Page, 24 Jan 1867; citing Birth 24 Jan 1867, Longford, Tasmania, Australia, line #110152, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,118.
25. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-JKWM : 13 March 2020), George Page in entry for Fanny Lydia Page, 28 Jun 1869; citing Birth 28 Jun 1869, Longford, Tasmania, Australia, line #114593, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,118.
26. ↑ Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index, Marriages. Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:922154; Resource: RGD37/1/58 no 693. https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/922154 accessed 13 Feb 2021.
27. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-VVYT : 13 March 2020), George Page in entry for Anne Amelia Page, 7 Aug 1872; citing Birth 7 Aug 1872, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia, line #122250, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,119.
28. ↑ Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index, Marriages. Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:908736; Resource: RGD37/1/49 no 219. https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/908736 accessed 13 Feb 2021.
29. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-VG15 : 13 March 2020), George Page in entry for Thomas Benjamin Page, 8 Jun 1873; citing Birth 8 Jun 1873, Westbury, Tasmania, Australia, line #124522, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,120.
30. ↑ "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZZ-SD3 : 28 January 2020), Louisa Page in entry for Alexander Sice, 1896.
31. ↑ Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index, Marriages. Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:917002; Resource: RGD37/1/55 no 17. https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/917002 accessed 13 Feb 2021.
32. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-MJS1 : 3 October 2018), George Page, 25 Jul 1888; citing Death 25 Jul 1888, Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia, line #86660, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,147.
33. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:73YB-546Z : 19 December 2018), null, ; Burial, Launceston, Launceston City, Tasmania, Australia, Carr Villa Memorial Park; citing record ID 193954300, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
34. ↑ England Marriages 1538-1973, 08 Mar 1826, Henry Page and Charlotte Townshend, Chiddingly, Sussex, England, https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_857583776 accessed 16 Oct 2020
35. ↑ England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975, Henry Page, 02 Jul 1809, Place: Chiddingly, Sussex, England; Father's name: Samuel Page; Mother's first name: Mary