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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
John Cork was transported on the Eliza, departing 25th Jun 1828 and arriving 18th Nov 1828 with 159 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 419 (211) |
| 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
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/103/16. Date. 1827 Dec. Prisoner name: John Cork. Prisoner age: 19. Court and date of trial: Bristol Gaol Delivery Sessions, October 1827. Crime: Burglary, together with William Stone. Initial sentence: Death commuted to 14 years transportation. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): Prisoner, undersigned by Harris Abrahams, Jonathan Matthews and William Hewitt, prosecutor and witnesses; Griffiths and Lewis and Robert Johns, the prisoner's former employers; nine persons. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is innocent of the burglary and five witnesses testified to this; he was apprehended in the company of William Stone, also found guilty. Additional Information: Prisoner held in Bristol gaol.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Eliza - 1828 Indent No; 33 Name; John Cork Age; 19 [1809] Single, Native Place; Bristol Trade or calling; Blacksmith - 4 years Offence; Burgulary Trial; Bristol - 29 Oct 1827 Height; 4 ft. 9 1/2 in Eyes; Grey Hair; Brown Completion; Fresh freckled Assigned; Thos. Rose. Appin Remarks; Right eye cast outwards