Sarah Cole

Sarah Cole, one of 213 convicts transported on the Surrey, 28 March 1840

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Sarah Cole
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1807
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	1841
Age:	34 years

Life Span

Female median life span was 53 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Theft of boots
Convicted at:	Gloucester Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Surrey or Surry
Departure date:	28th March, 1840
Arrival date:	13th July, 1840
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 212 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 177 (90)
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.

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Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 18th February, 2021 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, St. John’s Parramatta, Burials
No; 447
Name; Sarah Cole
Abode; Parramatta General Hospital
Date of death; 1841, 24 May
Date of burial; 1841, 26 May
Age; 34 [1807]
Details; Per ship; Surry
By Whom Ceremony was preformed; H H Bobart
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Tony Beale on 13th December, 2021 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Non-Annotated Printed Indentures 1840-1842
From Gloucestershire Married protestant with 1 male child who could read. tried for stealing shoes on 4/3/1840 one previous of 3 months. 4’ 10 1/2” dark sallow complexion and freckled, dark brown hair and brown eyes

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 18th February, 2021 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1807 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1841 (prev. 0000), gender: f

Tony Beale on 13th December, 2021 made the following changes:

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