Sarah Cole

Sarah Cole, one of 121 convicts transported on the Morley, 17 May 1820

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Sarah Cole
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1784
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	1821
Age:	37 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:	-
Convicted at:	Devon Exeter Gaol Delivery and Quarter Session
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Morley
Departure date:	17th May, 1820
Arrival date:	30th September, 1820
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 123 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 326. Tasmanian Archives - convicts.
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

Nell Murphy on 22nd September, 2016 wrote:

Sarah COLE was convicted at Exeter, Devon, England on 10 April 1820. 7yr transportation sentence. Transported to New South Wales, Australia 1820 then transferred to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania).

VDL record:
3 March 1821 - Stealing from I. Gordon, Esq. To be transferred to Newcastle, NSW, by order of Rev. Knopwood.

Penny-Lyn Beale on 19th July, 2021 wrote:

Burials in the Parish of St David’s, Hobart in the Year 1821
No; 504
Name; Sarah Cole
When Died; 1821, 26 May
When Buried; 1821, 27 May
Age; 37 years [1784]
Ship’s Name; Morley
Quality or profession. Convict
By Whom Ceremony was preformed; R. Knopwood

Convict Changes History

Nell Murphy on 22nd September, 2016 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 326. Tasmanian Archives - convicts. (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 326), gender

Penny-Lyn Beale on 19th July, 2021 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1784 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1821 (prev. 0000)