Jacob Coley

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Summary

Born
Jan 1792
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Jul 1817
Arrival
Nov 1817
Death
Jan 1862
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Personal Information

Name: Jacob Coley
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1792
Death: 1st Jan 1862
Age at death: 70
Occupation: Labourer - general
Aliases: Cooley

Crime

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

Voyage

Departed: 24th Jul 1817
Ship: Larkins
Arrival: 22nd Nov 1817
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Jacob Coley was transported on the Larkins, departing 24th Jul 1817 and arriving 22nd Nov 1817 with 250 passengers.

1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200

LarkinsLarkins (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 360
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 December 2025

NSW 1828 Census Index. Jacob Coly, age 35, TL, per Larkins, 1817, protestant, Tenant. Has 6 acres of land, all cleared and 2 acres cultivated Sarah Coly, age 26, B.C. George, age 6, BC Samuel, age 3, BC Isaac, age 1, BC.

D Wong avatar
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on 21st May 2018

20/9/1816 Kentish Gazette Kent, England: William Coley and Jacob Coley, with stealing in Frittenden, 11 lambs the property of the parish officers of Cranbrook; they are also charged with stealing in Cranbrook, three bushels of oats, the property of Walter Larking __ J. Coley is also charged with stealing fourteen fowls, the property of R. Crampton__Samuel Pullen and Jacob Coley, are also charged with stealing in Cranbrook, on ewe sheep, the property of W. Larkin, and some faggots, the property of J. Mann. 1822: Married Sarah Wood at St Peters, Campbelltown, NSW - listed as Cooley. 7 children listed. 1828 Census: Cooley, Jacob, 36, ticket of leave, Larkins, 1817, 14 years, Protestant, labourer on part of Durham Court, Lower Minto Cooley, Sarah, 26, born in the colony Cooley, George 4 born in the colony Cooley, Samuel 2 born in the colony Cooley, Isaac 1 born in the colony 9/6/1831: COF 1862: Jacob Cooley died aged 71, at Liverpool.