| Name: | Ellen Cocklin |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | f |
| Date of Birth: | 1797 |
| Occupation: | Servant |
| Date of Death: | - |
| Age: | - |
Life Span
Female median life span was 53 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
| Crime: | Stealing clothes |
| Convicted at: | Middlesex Gaol Delivery |
| Sentence term: | 7 years |
| Ship: | Competitor |
| Departure date: | 9th June, 1828 |
| Arrival date: | 10th October, 1828 |
| Place of arrival | New South Wales |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 98 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 414 |
| 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 Project. |
Anonymous on 28th May, 2012 wrote:
Born: Cork, Ireland.
Conviction: Middlesex Gaol Delivery 17 Jan 1828.
Trial: London Central Criminal Court 21 Feb 1828.
Guilty: aged 31 years. Sentence: Transported for 7 years for stealing, on the 17th of January , 1 coat, value 4s., and 1 waistcoat, value 1s., the goods of Martin McGraary , and 1 cloak, value 4s., and 2 flat-irons, value 1s. , the goods of Mary Hogan.
Departure 9 Jun 1828 London on Convict ship: Competitor (2).
Married convict John Wright: Jul 1829 and followed by birth of son Daniel Wright in 1830.
Tony Beale on 26th October, 2020 wrote:
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Bound Indentures 1827-1828 From Co Cork Ireland and born there Widowed lady who could read. Was a catholic who had 4 children. On the indent she was convicted of Lodgings (possibly vagrancy?) 5’ 3 3/4” freckled complexion brown hair and hazel eyes. Assigned to Peter Bodicane?
Old Bailey Online
635. ELLEN COCKLIN was indicted for stealing, on the 17th of January , 1 coat, value 4s., and 1 waistcoat, value 1s., the goods of Martin McGraary , and 1 cloak, value 4s., and 2 flat-irons, value 1s. , the goods of Mary Hogan .
MARTIN McGRAARY. I lodge in Duck-lane, Westminster . The prisoner lodged in the same house; I saw her on the Tuesday, and on the 17th I got a job, and did not come home till the Saturday night - I then missed a coat, a waistcoat, some shoes, stockings, and handkerchiefs; my landlady also lost some articles.
MARY HOGAN. The prisoner lodged in my house. I lost a cloak, some flat irons, and other articles.
WILLIAM LEES . I am an officer. I went to apprehend the prisoner, and, on entering her room, at No. 7, Gardner-street, I found this cloak, which Hogan’s husband claimed, and a duplicate of a pair of boots.
THOMAS PRYCE JONES . I am a pawnbroker. I have a coat and waiscoat, which were pawned by the prisoner on the 17th of January.(Property produced and sworn to.)
GUILTY . Aged 31.
Transported for Seven Years .
There was another indictment against the prisoner, which was not tried.
Ellen Cocklin in the New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns, 22/6/1829
Name: Ellen Cocklin Master Peter Bodecin stated of her character well conducted
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1798
Age: 31
Arrival year: 1828
Arriving Vessel: Sesostris
Spouse Name: John Wright Master Thomas Lidderson stated of his character well conducted
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Birth Year: 1797
Spouse Age: 32
Spouse Arrival Year: 1826
Spouse Vessel: Competitor
Marriage Year: Abt 1829
Application Date: 22 Jun 1829
Application Place: St. Philips Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Rev William Cowper
Anonymous on 28th May, 2012 made the following changes:
date of birth 1797-00-00, gender f
Tony Beale on 26th October, 2020 made the following changes:
crime
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