Peter Cotton

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Peter Cotton
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1797
Occupation:	Ploughman
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Assault
Convicted at:	Ireland, Dublin
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Hercules
Departure date:	3rd July, 1830
Arrival date:	1st November, 1830
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 49 other convicts

References

Primary source:	New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Ship; Hercules - 1830
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Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 27th January, 2022 wrote:

1831 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Ship; Hercules - 1830
Prisoners No;
Indent No; 78
Name; Peter Cotton
Age; 34 [1797] years, Roman Catholic, Married 4 children. 2 Males and 2 Females
Native Place; Kings County
Trade or calling; Tinker, Ploughman
Offence; Assault with intent to kill
Trial; City Dublin - 31 Oct 1829. Life - Previous Convictions; None
Height; 5 ft.7 3/4 in
Assigned; Arch Mossman. William’s River

1836 - 31 Oct. Certificate of Freedom. 36/1104
Age: 40. [1796]. Native Place: Birr, Kings County, Ireland

Penny-Lyn Beale on 27th January, 2022 wrote:

1831 - NEPHEW; Richard Cotton arrived in the Colony per Ship; Jane - 1831.
Refer Indent No; 123.
Noted in his Remarks; UNCLE; Peter Cotton, per Hercules - 1830

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 27th January, 2022 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: years, voyage, source: New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Ship; Hercules - 1830 (prev. ), firstname: Peter, surname: Cotton, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 0000, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupa