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Transportation
Edward Cooper was transported on the Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize, departing 30th Nov 1789 and arriving 26th Jun 1790 with 1084 passengers.
Neptune 809 tons built on the River Thames 1779. The largest ship of the Second Fleet.
Neptune, Scarborough And Surprize (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 39 (21) |
| 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 Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
** Ship; SCARBOROUGH. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents Trial; 10 March 1787 Remarks; SENT BACK
At the assizes for the County of Lincoln, which ended at the Castle on Wednesday last, ... Three other Prisoners also received Sentence of Death, viz. Edward Cooper, Aged 56, charged on the Oath of Benjamin Hornby, of Ormby, with having set Fire to his Father's Barn, by which means it was burnt down; together with a Hovel, and a great Quantity of Corn- Thomas Dickenfon, aged 42, charged with stealing twelve fat Weather Sheep the Property of John Topham, out of a Close at Mablethorp ; and James Huntington, aged 19, for stealing three Sheep in the Parish of Steeping, who was afterwards reprieved, and the two former left for Execution on Friday next. Derby Mercury, 15 Mar 1787.