John Cookson

John Cookson, one of 300 convicts transported on the Baring, December 1818

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Cookson
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

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

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing fowls
Convicted at:	Cheshire. Assizes at Chester
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Baring
Departure date:	December, 1818
Arrival date:	26th June, 1819
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 301 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 122
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

Gordon Reynolds on 26th January, 2016 wrote:

John had a brother William Cookson (1792 - 1836) and he too was sent to NSW on the same convict ship, Baring. William married Sarah Johnson on 03 FEB 1823 • St John’s Parish Church, Parramatta, NSW, Australia.

Convict Changes History

Gordon Reynolds on 26th January, 2016 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years (prev. 99 years), gender: m, occupation, crime