George said he was born in Norwich, Norfolk 1818.
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Changed name from Henry Alexander to George Waters in 1861.
"I think Henry/George was trying to hide from the law." Cathy (descendant)
There was another George Waters born 1839 to George & Mary in NSW.
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4483/1890 WATERS, GEORGE A GEORGE & ANNIE E COONABARABRAN
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Bathurst Free Press (NSW : Saturday 30 November 1850)
Found,
IN the Bush, near Carcoar, one CART, with Shaft and Leading Harness, and sundry other articles. The owner may have them on proving property, and payment of expenses.
If not claimed within one month from this date, they will, be sold hy public auction. The Cart has been claimed by Henry Alexander of Carcoar, who states he lent it to one Thomas Fletcher.
By order of S. North, Police Magistrate,
HENRY FOX,
Chief Constable.
Police Office, Carcoar, 12th Nov., 1850.
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Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal (NSW : Saturday 28 February 1852)
CATTLE STEALING.
Henry Alexander was charged with having on the 6th December, at Mount Macquarie, stolen one cow, of the value of 40s., the property of Mr. Thomas Smith, commonly called Thomas Weavers. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr. Holroyd. William Smith, or Weavers deposed, that he missed the cow on the 6th December last, that he is the step-son of Thomas Weavers, and usually goes by the name of his step-father, that he ob- tained, a search warrant, and in the company of chief constable Fox, of Carcoar, and another policeman, went to the prisoner's premises, where they found the foot of a beast, which he recognised—the hide, cut as though to make a green hide rope— and other parts of the cow, with a cask of meat, were under the table. The prisoner was present at the time, and stated that he (Smith) had given him some 3 or 4 head of cattle, for breaking in some horses, and that this cow, which he had killed, was one of them. The prosecutor, however, denied that he had ever given him leave to kill the beast. Chief Constable Fox, of Carcoar deposed to having searched the prisoner's premises. He first found a foot, which he pronounced to be that of a cow, and about three parts of a beast in a cask under the table, and the hide, which was pointed out to him by the prisoner, who said that the prosecutor had given him permission to kill that beast and some others in payment of his services for breaking in horses. In his cross-examination this witness got sorely puzzled by the defendant's counsel, requesting him to define to the jury the difference between the foot of a cow and that of a steer, which he ex- plained by stating that, upon the same principle that the foot of a lady is commonly finer than that of a gentleman, so the foot of a cow was finer than that of a bullock or steer. Constable Robinson, of Carcoar corroborated the evidence of the Chief constable, and the hide being produced, was sworn to by the prosecutor, and his step-father as that of the missing cow. For the defence it was urged by the counsel that there was a bargain between Alexander and Smith, that the latter should give him 3 or 4 head of cattle for breaking in some horses, and that Alexander had deferred performing his part of the contract, in order to attend to the shearing, but still considered himself justified in killing the cow in question.
His Honor having summed up, and the Jury having carefully considered the evidence, returned a verdict of guilty against the prisoner, and he was sentenced to 5 years' hard labour on the roads or other works of the colony. [Other reports state Four Years.]
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : Wednesday 3 March 1852)
BATHURST CIRCUIT COURT.
(Abridged from the S. if. Herald.)
Before Mr. Justice Dickinson.
Tuesday, February 24, 1852.
Cattle Stealing.
Henry Alexander was indicted for stealing a cow, at Mount Macquarie, on the 6th December, 1851. Guilty; four years on the roads.
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : Thursday 17 April 1884)
COUNTRY NEWS.
YASS, Wednesday.
George Waters, for attempted suicide, was convicted, and bound over in sureties to be of good behaviour for six months. This concluded the business, and his Honor left for Sydney by express this morning.
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : Thursday 27 March 1873)
STABBING AFFRAY.-On Thursday afternoon a quarrel occurred amongst several persons drinking in the Yass Hotel, and two of them began fighting. Dunrig the scuffle a German, a cabinet-maker, named Semlitzky, drew a penknife, with the large blade of which be, m three places, stabbed a man named George Waters, a farmer, living near the Fish River One wound was an ugly gash in the cheek, another on the top of the skull, and a third in the wrist. The affair was hushed up for an hour or two, and Waters went to Dr Blake's surgery, where the wounds were dressed This accomplished, Waters and his companions renewed their drinking bout. A member of the police force having heard Semlitzky boasting of the deed be had perpetrated, made in- quiries, which resulted in Semhtzky's apprehension. Waters was also taken to the watch-house, where he suffered from several fits, caused probably from ex- cessive drinking and loss of blood. At this time the dressings had all disappeared from the wounds, which bled a great deal, and Dr Blake was called in to do what was required. Waters was detained in the lockup all night-Yass Courier, March 21.
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He was a free man but was a convict transported on the Lloyds of London 1837 aged 15 from Kingston, Surrey, England.
Henry in 1856 on Trove absconding from his district (his penalty five years on road works) and abusing his wife.