Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Thomas Cole was transported on the Clara, departing 19th Mar 1857 and arriving 3rd Jul 1857 with 262 passengers.
Clara (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 220 |
| 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
From his FREMANTLE Jail record: COLE, Thomas; inmate #4359, arrived 3 July 1857 per Clara (Journey 1) Date of Birth: 1826 Date of Death: 4 Feb 1888 Place of Death: Greenough, flood Marital Status: Married Occupation: Labourer Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Date: 10 Jul 1855 Sentence Place: Winchester, Hampshire, England Crime: Burglary Sentence Period: 7 years Ticket of Leave Date: 11 Feb 1860 Conditional Pardon Date: 23 May 1863 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/history-heritage/research/convict-database/)
NEWSPAPER REPORT OF DROWNINGS: "TELEGRAM FROM THE GOVERNMENT RESIDENT. Telegraphing at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the Government Resident at Geraldton (Mr. Maitland Brown) says:- The small boat in charge of Welsh, visited the Eves family on Sunday, and found all safe. The bodies of Mrs. Bridgeman, Thomas Cole and Mrs. Cole recovered yesterday. They were found in Mrs. Duncan's paddock in the flood waters. The inquests commenced this morning at the Cemetery. The burials will take place at once. Temporary restoration of the telegraph progressing satisfactorily, and will probably be completed to-night. Mr. Snook is inspecting the line today, and concurs with me that probably a temporary office need not be established beyond King's place. It is reported that the water has been above the telegraph posts at the South end of the Flats and near King's place." (The West Australian (Perth), Fri 10 Feb 1888, p3, THE GREENOUGH FLOODS)
From the Greenough Museum web site at https://greenoughmuseum.org.au/convict-notes/ "Thomas Cole, convict #4359 Sentenced to 20 years for a house burglary in 1855 and eventually transported to Australia, Thomas Cole was a free man and living in Greenough by 1865. He married Isabella Curran in 1882 and the pair lived in a small cottage on the banks of the Greenough River, about three kms south of this museum. Tragically, both Thomas and Isabella drowned in the infamous flood of February 1888 and are buried in unmarked graves at the Greenough Cemetery. Twenty-nine year old Thomas Cole was convicted at Winchester on 10 July 1855 along with three other men of breaking into a dwelling house and stealing plate, jewelry and money. Sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, he arrived at Fremantle aboard the Clara on 3 July 1857. He received his Ticket of Leave at Mt Eliza on 11 February 1860, and his Conditional Pardon at Toodyay on 23 May 1863. By 1865 he was working at Greenough."