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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Robert Coker was transported on the Lady Kennaway, departing 27th Oct 1834 and arriving 13th Feb 1835 with 307 passengers.
The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.
Lady KennawayReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 387 (195) |
| 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
Date of birth: 1809 as per his admission record to the Leviathin hulk (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849; Leviathan Register 1801-1836).
Robert COKER was tried and convicted on 31 December 1833. He was married and his behaviour while imprsioned on the hulk was described as "good". He never sailed for VDL. His death is recorded at Cork on 10 October 1834 (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-7$init=CON31-1-7p291).