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Voyage
Transportation
Samuel Corke was transported on the Henry Tanner, departing 27th Jun 1834 and arriving 26th Oct 1834 with 220 passengers.
Henry Tanner (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 378 |
| 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 17/109/106. Date. 1833 Dec- 1841 Mar. Prisoner name: Samuel Cork (or Samuel Corke). Prisoner age: 19. Prisoner occupation: Agricultural labourer. Court and date of trial: Kent Winter Assizes, Maidstone, December 1833. Crime: Sheep stealing. Initial sentence: Transportation for life. Gaoler's report: Character not known. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): Samuel and Ann Corke of Marden, Kent, the prisoner's parents, undersigned by 58 inhabitants of Marden. Samuel Cork senior, the prisoner's father, undersigned by eight inhabitants of Marden, including Richard Catt, the prosecutor. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Requesting imprisonment in this country; first offence; good character. Additional Information: Prisoner ordered to Retribution hulk. Transported to Parramatta, New South Wales. See also HO 17/109/103 Richard Ashdown.
24/12/1833 South Eastern Gazette Kent, England: Richard Ashdown, 29, John Austen, 22, Samuel Cork, 18, charged with stealing one ewe lamb, the property of Mr. Dawes, at Marden—Ashdown, transported for life, Austen, discharged by proclamation. Richard Ashdown arrived VDL per 'John Barry' 1834. Samuel Corke was 18 years old on arrival in NSW, he was literate, protestant, single, 5'1" tall, brown complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, small hairy mole back of lower right (looks like) arm. 1843: TOL, Liverpool. 17/2/1846: TOL Passport, on the recommendation of the Tumut Bench. 1/2/1849: CP
Samuel Corke was transported along with Richard Ashdown and George Burgess for sheep stealing .Samuel married Elizabeth Morris and they had 10 children my family tree goes from his daughter Catherine who married John Galley .Samuel committed suicide in 1880 as he had mouth cancer and was in alot of pain .