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William Cornell was transported on the Waterloo, departing 2nd Oct 1837 and arriving 8th Feb 1838 with 224 passengers.
1829 - Waterloo's first voyage arrived at Sydney Cove 9 July 1829. 180 Male Convicts. 2 Died on voyage. 7 sent to the hospital on landing. Total mustered; 171. Stephen Addison - Commander Michael Goodsire - Surgeon Superintendent [His wife was a passenger] 1842 - The Waterloo voyage of 1842 was wrecked on 28/8/1842. 189 people drowned, these being 143 convicts, 15 men of the 99th Regiment, together with 17 wives and children, the boatswain Mr. Chiverton, the sailmaker, the carpenter and 11 of the crew. Convicts were then received in Cape Town Prison from the wreck of the Waterloo, 2nd September 1842. They then completed their voyage to VDL per “Cape Packet” which arrived on 23/11/1842.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 150 |
| 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
John Cornell, Henry Cornell, William Cornell, William Everitt the elder, William Everitt the younger, and Christopher Cooper, were indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Samuel Barnard, at Thaxted. Christopher Cooper pleaded guilty. The prosecutor stated that he kept a shop at Thaxted. On the night of the 12th of January he went to bed at eleven o'clock, having first fastened up his house. On getting up at five o'clock on the following morning he found his window-shutters open, and that his shop had been broken open and robbed ; he missed several articles. Charles Cooper, an accomplice, who was admitted Queen’s evidence, stated that he knew the elder Everitt, and had for a long time courted his daughter; on the 12th of January he went to the house of Cornell, where the rest of the prisoners were; William Everitt, the elder, planned the robbery ; he said it was a good night for the job, and he would do it because Barnard had said that his children did no work, and yet their faces looked like frying-pans. They agreed to go that night to the house, and they went between 12 and one o'clock. The elder Everitt put straw under his foot, and took his knife. The house of the prosecutor had two shutters, and Everitt cut a hole in one of them, and then undid the bolt with his finger, and went in. He then robbed the house of various foods, and handed them to the rest of the prisoners, who stood outside the door; they hid some of the things in a hollow tree and the rest they carried to Everitt’s… The Jury found all the prisoners Guilty. William Everitt and T Bowtell were then tried for sheepstealing, and found Guilty. London Courier, 21 July 1837.
At the Chelmsford Assizes John Cornell, William Everilt, sen. William Everitt, jun., Henry Cornell, William Cornell, and Christopher Cooper, were all found guilty of a burglary committed at the house of Samuel Barnard, of Thaxted, on the night of the 13lh of January. Globe, 21 July 1837.
Original written sentence from the Public Records Office held at St Catherine's House in London UK. Copy held by descendants in Australia