George Bawn (1813–1883)
George Bawn was sentenced to seven years transportation for stealing a handkerchief worth 5/- from a person. He arrived in Sydney in 1833 aboard the Heroine. His occupation in the ship's indent was given as hatter.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Australian Town and Country Journal, 24 November 1883, p 41
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Bawn, Mary Jane (wife)
- Bawn, Eleanor (wife)
- Argent, Ada Louisa (stepdaughter)
- Spencer, Jane (mother-in-law)
- Spencer, Francis (father-in-law)
- Spencer, Ann (sister-in-law)
- Spencer, Martha (sister-in-law)
- Maxted, Martha (sister-in-law)
- Spencer, Sarah (sister-in-law)
- Spencer, Jane (sister-in-law)
- Spencer, Mary (sister-in-law)
- Spencer, James (brother-in-law)
- Maxted, George (brother-in-law)
- Spencer, Francis (brother-in-law)
- Green, Frances (niece by marriage)
- Flood, Eliza (niece by marriage)
- Argent, Ada Louisa (niece by marriage)
Citation details
'Bawn, George (1813–1883)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/bawn-george-26651/text34338, accessed 1 July 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
Death
10 November,
1883
(aged ~ 70)
Liverpool, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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