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Garrett Cotter

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Summary

Born
Jan 1802
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Jun 1822
Arrival
Nov 1822
Death
Jan 1886
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Personal Information

Name: Garrett Cotter
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1802
Death: 1st Jan 1886
Age at death: 84
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Cork County
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 21st Jun 1822
Ship: Mangles
Arrival: 8th Nov 1822
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Garrett Cotter was transported on the Mangles, departing 21st Jun 1822 and arriving 8th Nov 1822 with 190 passengers.

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References

Primary Sourcehttp://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi

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Peter J Cotter avatar
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on 30th August 2012

WAS THOUGHT TO BE A WHITEBOY WHICH WAS AN AGRARIAN BASED REBELLION IN CO CORK IN THE 1820's He was sentenced along with 5 others and was shipped to Australia from Cork through Rio to Sydney Transported for life abourd the ship Mangles in 1822 Lived in the Monaro area of NSW and is the person the Cotter River in the ACT is named after.

State Library of Queensland on 30th July 2012

Garrett Cotter was sentenced to Life for firing on English Troops. He was 20 years old on arrival. 1832: TOL 10/4/1847: CP 1841: Married Ann Russell in Maneroo NSW. They had 9 children. 1872: Listed as a Squatter in Michelago NSW. He was a pioneer in the district and Cotter dam was named after him, also Cotter Rliver and Cotter Flats. Garrett died aged 84 in Michelago.