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Transportation
Peter Cosgrove was transported on the Fame, departing 9th Oct 1816 and arriving 8th Mar 1817 with 201 passengers.
Fame (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 289 (146) |
| 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
War Office Records. Registers Court Martial. Privates Michl. Connell, John Ballentine, Peter Cosgrave, and Laurence McAlley, 65th Regt, Tried at Isle of Wight, 8 May 1816, Laid before the Prince Regent, 10 June 1816. Charges, Desertion under base & aggravated circumstances. Sentence: Transportation as a felon for Life.
The Tickets of Leave granted to the following Persons have been cancelled, for the reasons set against their respective Names, viz. Fame, Peter Cosgrove, insane. By Command of His Excellency the Governor, ALEXANDER McLEAY. Colonial Secretary's Office, 3d September, 1831. Sydney Gazette, 6 Sep 1831.
14/3/1817: On list of convicts disembarked from the "fame" and forwarded to Liverpool for distribution. 4/3/1822: On Rose's Road Party; on list of men selected for clearing Mr Marsden's estate. 1831: TOL cancelled - Peter Cosgrove, fame - insane. 24/11/1841: Syd. Gaz. Prisoners Absconded lits: Cosgrove Peter, Fame, 34, Soldier and Labourer, Longford, 5'7", hazel eyes, brown hair, sallow complexion from Lunatic Asylum - idiot. There is a death recorded in the nsw bdm for Peter Cosgrove in 1847 age 42. According to his birth year he should be 50 however it does coincide with the absconders list above.
Tried 8 May 1816. Native Place: Longford. Occupation: Soldier (103rd). Age: 20 years. Height: 5 ft 7 in. Complex: Sallow. Hair: Brown. Eyes: Hazel. Ticket of Leave: 27/690. Conditional Pardon: 41/90. Source: James McClelland's 'Convict, Pioneer and Immigrant Series of Australia Bok 38, Jan-Jun 1817.