William Cole

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
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Departure
Sep 1819
Arrival
Jan 1820
Death
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Personal Information

Name: William Cole
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Richard Coleman, William Coleman

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Sussex Assizes
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 11th Sep 1819
Ship: Dromedary
Arrival: 10th Jan 1820
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

William Cole was transported on the Dromedary, departing 11th Sep 1819 and arriving 10th Jan 1820 with 371 passengers.

DromedaryDromedary (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 216
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 2nd November 2022

Tasmanian Records. Conduct Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-6$init=CON31-1-6P218 No 639. Richard Coleman. Chapman 1824. Tried Berks 1 March 1824, 7 years. For offences, see 235, William Cole, 14 years, Dromedary. (In faint red ink, across record) Transported for stealing a Mare value £8. Gaol report, tried for sheep stealing at Reading, March 1817 and it is supposed that he was convicted at Horsham in the name of Wm. Cole, of stealing a Mare, value £19 & sentenced to 14 years transportation & sent out to New South Wales in the Dromedary11 May 1819. Hulk report, “orderly”. Married. Stated this offence, stealing pigs. First offence for horses. Proper name Wm. Coleman. Came out in the Dromedary with the name of Wm. Cole. Went home in the Castle Forbes, three men went with him, he named William Smith, George Harris & a man named Geo. Fuller, they all died in the ship, their bodies were found & taken out at the Cape of Good Hope.