Summary
Born
Jan 1762
Conviction
Burglary (house breaking)
Departure
May 1787
Arrival
Jan 1788
Death
Mar 1846
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Personal Information
Name: Henry Cable
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1762
Death: 16th Mar 1846
Age at death: 84
Occupation: Labourer - general
Aliases: Kable, Keable
Crime
Crime: Burglary (house breaking)
Convicted at: Norfolk, Thetford Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 7 years
Voyage
Departed: 13th May 1787
Ship: Friendship
Arrival: 21st Jan 1788
Place of Arrival: New South Wales
Transportation
Henry Cable was transported on the Friendship, departing 13th May 1787 and arriving 21st Jan 1788 with 107 passengers.
This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.
FriendshipReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, (MUP), 1967. Damned Rascals? A chronicle of Henry and Susannah Kable |
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