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Charles Coombs

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Machine breaking
Departure
Feb 1831
Arrival
Jun 1831
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Charles Coombs
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Machine breaking
Convicted at: Dorset Special Gaol Delivery
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 15th Feb 1831
Ship: Eleanor
Arrival: 26th Jun 1831
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Charles Coombs was transported on the Eleanor, departing 15th Feb 1831 and arriving 26th Jun 1831 with 136 passengers.

Eleanor - 1841 Journey. Port of Hobart Town. Arrivals. - April 21 -the brig Eleanor, 257 tons, Mossman, from the Isle of France on her way to Sydney, with sugar and dates, and several cabin passengers. She has landed 14 male and 1 female prisoners. The Courier, 23 April 1841.

EleanorEleanor (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 17 (11). Convict Annotated Printed Indentures 1831.
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 31st May 2023

National Archives. Hulk Records. HO-9-9_4 (page 54/54.) Received from Dorchester, 4 Feb 1831. All tried at Dorchester, 10 Jan 1831, 7 years. For machine breaking. To NSW 5 Feb 1831. (All sent on the Eleanor.) Adam Thorne, age 21. Jas. Thorne, age 30 Abm. House, age 22. Chs. Symes, age 20. Jno. Legg, age 22. Jas. New, age 34. Chs. Coombs, age 24. Geo. Elkins, age 24. Js. Elkins, age 34. Shep Hatcher, age 28. Jas. Spicer, age 21, tried for robbery. Jos. Pope, age 51.

Wendy Smith avatar
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on 5th November 2019

The Convict Annotated Indentures for the Eleanor state that all the convicts on board were transported for machine breaking except for Thomas Davis (Warehouse breaking); George Smets (or Smits) (Receiving stolen iron) and Pierre Tuite or Pierce Tait (for embezzlement). The last three convicts were convicted at Graham’s Town on Cape of Good Hope. They joined the ship at Cape of Good Hope.