William Cole

William Cole, one of 322 convicts transported on the Barossa, 09 May 1844

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Cole
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Wilts. Assizes
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Barossa
Departure date:	9th May, 1844
Arrival date:	5th September, 1844
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 321 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 99 (51)
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

Maureen Withey on 17th December, 2021 wrote:

Wilts Lent Assizes.
Wm. Cole and James Yerbury were indicted for stealing bushel of potatoes and part of a plough paddle, the property Richard Coward, Roundway.
Wiltshire Independent, 14 March 1844.

James Yerbury, and William Cole, seven years each.
Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 30 March 1844.

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 17th December, 2021 made the following changes:

gender: m