| Name: | Henry Cotton |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | m |
| Date of Birth: | 1798 |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Date of Death: | 26th October, 1833 |
| Age: | 35 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 60 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
| Crime: | Stealing fowls |
| Convicted at: | Warwick Assizes |
| Sentence term: | 7 years |
| Ship: | England |
| Departure date: | 31st March, 1832 |
| Arrival date: | 18th July, 1832 |
| Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 199 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 297 (149) |
| 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 Project. |
D Wong on 19th September, 2018 wrote:
Henry Cotton was listed as 32 years old on arrival - he was born in Coventry.
Transported for ‘Stealing ducks’.
Previous convictions: Once for poaching, 6 months - again poaching 6 months, again poaching 18 months, For Manslaughter tried and acquitted.
Henry was 5’6½” tall, brown hair, light grey eyes, anchor H.A.C.C and mermaid on right arm, single.
1832 Muster: Assigned to Messrs Clark & Ladd.
26/10/1833: Henry Cotton died at H.M. Hospital, Hobart, aged 35.
D Wong on 19th September, 2018 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1798 (prev. 0000), date of death: 26th October, 1833 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime
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