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Transportation
Benjamin Cott was transported on the Larkins, departing 24th Jul 1817 and arriving 22nd Nov 1817 with 250 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 359 (181) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
NSW Convict Permission to Marry. Benjamin Cott, per Larkins (1), age 47, & years, Free; and Anne Walsh, per Surrey (6), age 24, 7 years, Bond. Date of request, 15 Oct 1834, Maitland. ----------------------------------------------------------------- NSW Death Registration, 1847. Anne Cott, age 36, Ref: 1276/1847. LK district. (Roman Catholic, Maitland)
The Devon County Sessions, which commenced at our Castle on the 15th instant, did not finish until Monday. The following prisoners were tried and received sentence:- -Robert Cott, Benjamin Cott, and James Cott, for stealing a quantity of fowls and ducks; transported for seven years; Exeter Flying Post, 24 April 1817.
Hulk Records HO-9-9_1 page 37/56. (Laurel, York and Hardy hulks) Exeter 14 May 1817, Rec’d on board. Benj. Cott, age 28, Felony, Tried Exon Sessions 15 Apr 1817, 7 years, Disch’d 11 July 1817, NSW.
Benjamin was murdered in November or December 1850. There are numerous accounts of the discovery of his body and his inquest found via TROVE. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/251536741?searchTerm=Benjamin%20Cott In the Supreme Court of New South Wales. ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION. In the goods of Benjamin Cott, late of Maitland, farmer, deceased. NOTICE is hereby given, that James Cott, brother of the deceased, intends, after the expiration of fourteen days from the publication hereof, to apply to this Honorable Court for administration of the goods of the deceased,—Dated this 15th day of January, 1851. R. HENRY WAY, 478, George-street, Sydney, Proctor for the said James Cott. NSW Govt Gazette, 17 Jan 1851. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/251536741?searchTerm=Benjamin%20Cott
Marriage of James Cott, per Larkins 1817. July 1839 at Newcastle. James Cott, 41, and Mary Fitzgerald, aged 21. Witnesses Benjamin and Ann Cott of West Maitland.and Alexander Flood of Newcastle. Source: Marriage Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral Newcastle, p. 4.
Marriage of Benjamin Cott, per Larkins 1817. 10 Nov 1834 at Maitland. Benjamin Cott, 47, free to Anne Welsh, 24 bond. Witnesses Thomas McCann and Ann McCann. Source: Maitland Marriage Register, p 128.
THE undermentioned Persons have obtained Certificates, of tickets of Leave, during the last Week :— CERTIFICATES. Larkins ... Robert Cott ; Larkins … Benjamin Cott; Larkins … James Cott. Sydney Gazette, 22 Apr 1824.
Colonial Secretary Index. COTT, Benjamin. Per "Larkins", 1817 1820 Oct 27 On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta" (Reel 6007; 4/3502 p.392)
Exeter, July 31. Benjamin Cott charged with assisting John Crate in a burglary; Exeter Flying Post, 1 Aug 1816.