George Fairbrother, Convict "Sir Godfrey Webster" 1826

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George Fairbrother, Convict "Sir Godfrey Webster" 1826

Birthdate:
Birthplace: no.4 poole st, dublin,, ireland.u.k.
Death: September 18, 1853 (46-47)
Berrima, Wingecarribee Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia (hang himself.)
Place of Burial: berrima,, New South Wales,, Australia
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Fairbrother and Alice Fairbrother
Husband of Mary Hannah Roberts - Fairbrother, Convict
Father of Alice Winchester; George Fairbrother; Anne Fairbrother; John Fairbrother and Thomas Joseph Fairbrother
Brother of William Fairbrother; Henry Fairbrother and Abraham Fairbrother

Managed by: Steven 'Kooka' Walter Lutherborrow
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About George Fairbrother, Convict "Sir Godfrey Webster" 1826

An excellent story of Georges life can be found on the below link https://phillipkay.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/the-story-of-george-fai...


https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fairbrother-267

George Fairbrother Snr was a Convict sent to Australia After the Third Fleet.

George Fairbrother was born about 1808, it is expected in Ireland. ??

George was tried and convicted on 23rd December 1824 in Dublin, Ireland, for stealing lead. He was sentenced to transportation to New South Wales for seven years; sailing aboard the Sir Godfrey Webster, sailed 11th July 1825 and arrived at Port Jackson on 3rd January 1826.

Upon arrival, he was assigned as a shepherd to Sutton Forest landholder, William Cordeaux (after whom the nearby Cordeaux Dam is named), who held 1,500 acres and owned 1,200 sheep and 200 cows.[1] His Certificate of Freedom was issued on 23rd December 1831, upon completion of his seven year sentence.

George married Mary Smyth on 10th July 1843 in All Saints Church of England, Sutton Forest, New South Wales.[2] They raised a family of five children.

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https://phillipkay.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/the-story-of-george-fai...

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fairbrother-267

George Fairbrother Snr was a Convict sent to Australia After the Third Fleet.

George Fairbrother was born about 1808, it is expected in Ireland. ??

George was tried and convicted on 23rd December 1824 in Dublin, Ireland, for stealing lead. He was sentenced to transportation to New South Wales for seven years; sailing aboard the Sir Godfrey Webster, sailed 11th July 1825 and arrived at Port Jackson on 3rd January 1826.

Upon arrival, he was assigned as a shepherd to Sutton Forest landholder, William Cordeaux (after whom the nearby Cordeaux Dam is named), who held 1,500 acres and owned 1,200 sheep and 200 cows.[1] His Certificate of Freedom was issued on 23rd December 1831, upon completion of his seven year sentence.

George married Mary Smyth on 10th July 1843 in All Saints Church of England, Sutton Forest, New South Wales.[2] They raised a family of five children.

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https://phillipkay.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/the-story-of-george-fai...

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George Fairbrother, Convict "Sir Godfrey Webster" 1826's Timeline

1806
1806
no.4 poole st, dublin,, ireland.u.k.
1845
March 14, 1845
Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
1846
June 14, 1846
Camden, Camden Council, New South Wales, Australia
1848
1848
New South Wales, Australia
1850
November 22, 1850
Berrima NSW
1853
February 8, 1853
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
September 18, 1853
Age 47
Berrima, Wingecarribee Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia
September 1853
Age 47
all saints c/e cemetery,, berrima,, New South Wales,, Australia