Robert Coupland

Robert Coupland, one of 100 convicts transported on the Asia, 19 November 1827

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Robert Coupland
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1786
Occupation:	Farm servant
Date of Death:	28th March, 1836
Age:	50 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	House breaking
Convicted at:	York Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Asia 1
Departure date:	19th November, 1827
Arrival date:	13th March, 1828
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 101 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 308
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.

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Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 4th September, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842.

Name; Robert Coupland
No; 83
Age; 41 Est birth Year; 1786
Read & Write; Married, 6 children; Religion; Protestant
Native Place; Yorkshire
Calling; Farm Servant & Shepherd
Offence; House Breaking
Date of Trial: 31 July
Sentence; Life
Height; 5 ft. 4 1/2 inches
Complexion; Ruddy Fair
Hair; Brown to Grey
Eyes; Grey
Assigned; Jane Allen. Richmond
Noted against name; Died at Hospital Windsor

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New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879

Name: Robt Copeland
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801
Age: 35
Date of Death: 28 Mar 1836
District: Windsor G Hospital. W Richardson
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Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 4th September, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1786 (prev. 0000), date of death: 28th March, 1836 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime