George Steward (1825)

Born 1825 in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

George was born in 1825. He is the son of William Stewart and Elizabeth Shirley. ^[1] In 1831 George's father was convicted for stealing 2 cows sentenced to death and received a Royal Mercy having his sentence commuted to 7 years. In February 1833 his father was transported to NSW penal colony aboard the vessel Asia to serve the remaining 5 years of his sentence. ^[2] In 1832 his mother married Thomas Brower and in 1851 was residing with his step father, mother and siblings. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Name George Steward, Baptism Date 16 Oct 1825, Baptism Place Tanworth, Warwick, England, Father Wm. Steward, Mother Elizabeth, FHL Film Number 0229128, 0229131
2. ↑ England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, Name William Steward, Date of Trial Summer 1831, Trial Year 1831, Location of Trial Warwickshire, England, Sentence Transportation
3. ↑ 1851 England Census, Name George Steward, Age 25, Estimated Birth Year abt 1825, Relation Son-in-law, Where born Famworth, Warwickshire, England, Folio 235, Page number 2, Household Members: Thomas Brower, Elizabeth Brower,Eliza Brewer, Dinah Steward, William Steward, Ann Steward