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Family information, as recorded in 1838 at VDL: Brother Frederick, in this Colony. 1 brother in London 4 sisters - Mary (or Margaret), Emily, Thomasine & Caroline. 1 sister lives at St. Pancras as a solicitor. MARRIAGE: 2 July 1855 - George COOKNEY, aged 56yrs, surveyer, to Margaret LYNCH, aged 22 yrs, spinster. At Church of Holy Trinity, Hobart. (ref. 37/1/14 no. 409) DEATH REGISTRATION: 35/1/8 no. 3231 1876 It appears that wife Margaret COOKNEY (Lynch) remarried in 1888 to Robert NEALE. (ref. 37/1/47 no. 258)
George COOKNEY arrived free to Sydney, Australia per the ship "Andromache". He worked in Sydney as a government architect. (ref. newspaper articles 1825, 1826, 1832) George COOKNEY was caught up with a group of people who were charged with stealing a looking glass and he was convicted of receiving stolen goods, as accessory after the fact. Sydney Supreme Court 22 May 1838. He received a 7 yr transportation sentence and was sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship "Maria Watson" arriving 27 July 1838. Single man; architect. Assigned to work. 1839 - assigned to a Mr. Thompson. Misconduct. 14 days in cells, on bread & water. 1840 - assigned to Thompson. Absent without leave. 14 days hard labour and tread wheel. 1840 - assigned to Thompson. Absent again. 14 days in cells. 1840 - drunk & absent without leave. 6 mths hard labour working at Notman's road gang. Several other records of misconduct. Last noted in 1845. Ticket of Leave granted. George is mentioned in a newspaper article in 1857, along with name of artitect Thomson. 1861: Death notice of Thomas COOKNEY, Piccadilly, London, brother of George , civil architect of this city - Hobart Mercury newspaper. 1862 - George Cookney, Hobart, unlicensed dog. (snr or jnr not stated) 1875 - Cookney children not attending school. 1876: Death of George COOKNEY, in his 77th year, after a long painful illness. on 22 Feb 1876 at his residence, Barrack St. Hobart, Tasmania. George COOKNEY married and had at least two sons. Death notice of his son John COOKNEY, in 1888, aged 28yrs.