MILES, George
- Baptised: 8th January 1804, Bath, Somerset, England
- Marriage: DAY, Ellen on 1st November 1830 in St. Peters, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia
- Died: 9th April 1850, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia at age 47
- Buried: 12th April 1850, Sydney, NSW
 Birth Notes:
George was baptised on 8th January 1804 at St James Bath, Somerset, UK - details from FreeREg web site.
Marriage Notes:
Marriage Reference Volume 3B No 5047 NSW 1830
George married Ellen DAY on 1st November 1830 in St. Peters, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia.
(Ellen DAY was born circa 1800 in Cork, Ireland, died on 1st January 1863 in Newcastle, NSW, Australia
and was buried on 6th January 1863 in Newcastle, NSW, Australia.)
Death Notes:
Death Reference No 610 Volume 36A NSW 1850
General Notes:
George was tried on 17th October 1825 and sentenced to 7 years for stealing money at Bristol.
His occupation is shown as a Bootmaker. He was of Ruddy freckled complexion, brown hair and hazel eyes.
George was ransported aboard the 'England' of 425 tons and sailed from the Downs on 6th May 1826 and arrived in Sydney on Monday 18th September 1826.
There were 148 male convicts aboard.
The 1828 Census shows him as being in Chain-Gang No 6.
Colonial Secretary papers relating to his marriage and subsequent application for a 'Ticket of Leave', show that George had been assigned to Banack's Lumber Yard and on 8th January 1827 he was given 'three days' punishment for refusing to join the
Gang when ordered to 'muster' and for using 'improper language' to the overseer. Presumably the 'three days' means confined to the cells.
Again on 16th May 1827 George was suspected of 'being an accessory in conveying Government property from the Lumber Yard'.
On 19th November 1827 George was given three days in the cells for being absent from evening muster.
Finally George is given twenty-five lashes for absenting himself from his Gang.
It is possible that one of the reasons for absenting himself from the Camp, if not the sole reason, may have been gor George to see his future wife Ellen,
as later records show that "He appears to have behaved himself since his marriage".
Colonial Secretay's papers for the period, show that George was assigned to Sarah REDFERN of 'Campbell Field' (now Campbelltown).
In a letter dated 28th October 1831, Sarah Redfern requests the Acting Governor Colonel Lindsay to grant George a 'Ticket of Leave',
so that he may live with his wife Ellen "and by their Mutual industry, they may be enabled to earn an Honest livelihood for
themselves and Family".
It is probable that George had been in the service of Mrs Redfern since 1830.
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