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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Cole was transported on the Fairlie, departing 14th Oct 1833 and arriving 15th Feb 1834 with 376 passengers.
Fairlie (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 242 |
| 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
Tried and convicted at the Somerset Quarter Sessions on 1st July 1833 for stealing a pig, sentenced to transportation for 14 years. Left England on 27th October 1833. Ship:- the 'Fairlie' sailed with 376 male convicts on board of which 4 died during the voyage. Arrived on 15th February 1834. Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser Wednsday 10th July 1833 p. 7 TRANSPORTATION... Fourteen Years...James Cole, stealing a pig of Geo. Challenger... Married Mary Gutsell (daughter of convict John Gutsell aka Gould, 'Fanny' 1816 and Frances Tomsett, 'Northampton' 1815) in 1840 in the Hawkesbury District of NSW, they had 11 children between 1843-1867. James Cole was by occupation a farmer. With Thomas Pinkerton he also operated a public punt over the Hawkesbury River at Peats Ferry, and as Postmaster at Peat's Ferry, Hawkesbury River, he had a mail contract for one day a week. Unfortunately farming in the area of the Hawkesbury River was precarious because of the large floods that occurred. As a result he was before the Insolvency Court on more than one occasion. In June 1883 John Cole experienced a tragic accident on his property when a young man, Henry Robinson, was accidentally shot dead when a rifle used to shoot birds called a "fowling piece" accidentally discharged. Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 7th March 1885 p. 1 COLE. - February 26th 1885, at his residence, Peat's Ferry, Hawkesbury River, after a short illness, James Cole, aged 72 years, leaving a wife and nine children to mourn their loss. A resident of the Hawkesbury River for forty five years.