Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
James Cooke was transported on the Atlas, departing 29th Nov 1801 and arriving 7th Jul 1802 with 200 passengers.
Atlas (generic)References
| Primary Source | http://www.nationalarchives.ie NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry) Colonial Secretary Index 1823/24/25/28 Census St Peter's Burial Register P 1 entry 10 |
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Convict Notes
Found dead in the bush in a state of decay. Dead some time. Buried Glebe Burial Ground 29 Aug 1830
11 August 1821 convicted of receiving 5 window sashes that were stolen by William Kitchenman. Both sentenced to 7 years transportation. Arrived Newcastle 30 August 1821. Cooked later appears in the 1823/24/25 census at Newcastle assigned to government service.
In Newcastle 1828 census listed as a carpenter and conditional pardon holder.
1812 Dec 31 Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3169; 4/1848 pp.104-5) 1821 Aug 30 On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta" (Reel 6008; 4/3504 p.285) 1822 Aug 6 Enquiry to Major Morisset re details of sentence to Newcastle of (Reel 6009; 4/3506 p.141)
James Cook in the service of government charged with theft at the government flour mill. William Turvey, constable states - The prisoner is a watchman at the mill; this morning about six oclock I met him returning home, he had something bulky under his coat. I examined it and found a bag of flour about eight or ten pounds. The prisoner states in his defence - I was desired by John Kitchenam the miller to bring a bag to the mill and that he would let me have this weeks mess to get sifted for him. I did so and this is the meal which was found in my possession. John Kitchenam states - I know nothing of this meal. I never gave any to Cook to get sifted. I always sift my mess of meal in the machine at the mill. James Cook sentenced to six months hard labor in the gaol gang