George Sadler
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George Keilor Sadler was an English
convict transported
to Western Australia
.
Nothing is known of his early life except that he was the son of farm labourer James Sadler and his wife Jemima. By 1848, he had command of a small fishing boat named the Randell, and he employed a deck hand named William Haylett. On 19 November of that year, while they were fishing off Yarmouth
, Haylett went below deck to get some tobacco
. Sadler ordered him back on deck, to which Haylett responded that he would go up soon. Sadler then tried to force Haylett to go back on deck, and a fight ensued. During the fight, Sadler picked up a knife and stabbed Haylett in the thigh. Haylett spent three weeks in hospital. Sadler was charged with stabbing Haylett "on the high seas", and on 20 March 1849 at Bury St Edmunds, found guilty of "malicious wounding", and sentenced to seven years' transportation.
George Sadler arrived in Western Australia on board the Marion on 31 January 1852. He was granted a ticket of leave that day, and a conditional pardon on 19 November 1854. He took work as a labourer, and saved his money for the expiry of his sentence, when he would be allowed to leave the colony. On 17 January 1856 he married Margaret Hayes, an Irish
emigrant girl. Two weeks later they sailed for Melbourne
on the Eblana, arriving on 20 February. For some years Sadler worked on farms in the Western District of Victoria
. Later he took up land at Mepunga, establishing himself as a successful farmer. When he died on 28 February 1914, he owned two farms with a total area of 450 acres (1.8 km²). He was survived by his wife and six children.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
convict transported
Penal transportation
Transportation or penal transportation is the deporting of convicted criminals to a penal colony. Examples include transportation by France to Devil's Island and by the UK to its colonies in the Americas, from the 1610s through the American Revolution in the 1770s, and then to Australia between...
to Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
.
Nothing is known of his early life except that he was the son of farm labourer James Sadler and his wife Jemima. By 1848, he had command of a small fishing boat named the Randell, and he employed a deck hand named William Haylett. On 19 November of that year, while they were fishing off Yarmouth
Yarmouth
-In Canada:*Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia**Yarmouth, Nova Scotia **Yarmouth, Nova Scotia *New Yarmouth, Nova Scotia-In the United Kingdom:*Yarmouth, Isle of Wight...
, Haylett went below deck to get some tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
. Sadler ordered him back on deck, to which Haylett responded that he would go up soon. Sadler then tried to force Haylett to go back on deck, and a fight ensued. During the fight, Sadler picked up a knife and stabbed Haylett in the thigh. Haylett spent three weeks in hospital. Sadler was charged with stabbing Haylett "on the high seas", and on 20 March 1849 at Bury St Edmunds, found guilty of "malicious wounding", and sentenced to seven years' transportation.
George Sadler arrived in Western Australia on board the Marion on 31 January 1852. He was granted a ticket of leave that day, and a conditional pardon on 19 November 1854. He took work as a labourer, and saved his money for the expiry of his sentence, when he would be allowed to leave the colony. On 17 January 1856 he married Margaret Hayes, an Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
emigrant girl. Two weeks later they sailed for Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
on the Eblana, arriving on 20 February. For some years Sadler worked on farms in the Western District of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. Later he took up land at Mepunga, establishing himself as a successful farmer. When he died on 28 February 1914, he owned two farms with a total area of 450 acres (1.8 km²). He was survived by his wife and six children.