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Voyage
Transportation
Ellen Cocklin was transported on the Competitor, departing 9th Jun 1828 and arriving 10th Oct 1828 with 99 passengers.
Competitor (generic)References
| 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 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
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
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.