Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Charles Cole was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 241 (122) |
| 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
COLONIAL CONVICTION: From his Fremantle jail record: COLE, Charles; inmate #10331 Colonial Other No: #4769 Date of Birth: 1836 [1830] Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Butcher Sentence Place: Western Australia, Australia Sentence Period: Life Previous Convictions: Yes --00--
IN WA: From his Fremantle jail record: COLE, Charles; inmate #4769, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Date of Birth: 1836 [This does not gel with other official records giving year of birth as 1830.] Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Butcher Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England Crime: Stealing Sentence Period: 10 years Previous Convictions: Yes Ticket of Leave Date: 12 Jul 1858 Certificate of Freedom Date: 3 Jul 1864 Comments: General servant, labourer. Reconvicted in Western Australia (https://fremantleprison.com.au/).
15 September, 1857: Charles COLE, #17/4317, was one of five men whose licences had been revoked and who were sent, from Dartmoor, to board the Nile for transportation to WA (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Convicts Transported Per Nile (R32)). --00--
20 June, 1857: He was received back at Dartmoor prison, following the revocation of his licence (Ticket of Leave). His Dartmoor record also notes a history of 12 charges and one previous conviction for felony. --00--
24 October, 1855: Charles Cole was granted a Licence for Parole (Ticket of Leave) #4020. This gave him early release from Dartmoor and seems to reflect the "exemplary" rating noted above. But, in less than two years, his licence was revoked (on 1 June, 1857). It's not clear what he did to lose it, but he is on record as appearing before the Bow Street Police Court in late June 1857 (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10243827). --0--
Mid-late 1851: Charles Cole was sent to Dartmoor prison, Princetown, Yelverton; inmate #4317. In November 1850, Dartmoor had been reopened as a male convict public works prison (https://www.prisonhistory.org/) so he would have been among the early intake. Subsequent prison records list his behaviour at Dartmoor as "exemplary". --0--
1850: Admitted to West Riding House of Correction, Love Lane, Wakefield -- served 12 months in separate confinement; behaviour "good". From 1848-53, Wakefield jail held on average (daily) between 521 and 591 prisoners. Subsequent prison records list his behaviour at Wakefield as "good" but his character as "very bad". --0--
JAILS: 1850: He was held at Norwich Castle County Gaol and House of Correction, at Norwich Castle while awaiting trial. --0--
TRIAL: 3 July, 1850: Charles COLE (20) and four others were convicted at the General Sessions of the Peace, held at Norwich Castle, for stealing 3 bushels of potatoes on the 18th of April from Samuel Galley and Thomas Menter of Caister St Edmund, about 4 miles south of Norwich. Charles Cole and James Wright (19) had previous convictions for felony. Both were sentenced to transportation for 10 years. Their accomplices were jailed for 12 months (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Norwich Gaol; Calendar of Trials; 1847-1850). --0--
COMMITTAL: 24 April, 1850: Committed at Norwich, by GBL Knight Esq, to stand trial, charged on the oaths of Samuel Galley and others. --0--