Peter Cousins

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Summary

Born
Jan 1798
Conviction
Felony (unspecified)
Departure
May 1819
Arrival
Aug 1819
Death
Nov 1828
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Personal Information

Name: Peter Cousins
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1798
Death: 12th Nov 1828
Age at death: 30
Occupation: Indoor servant
Aliases: Couzins

Crime

Convicted at: Dublin City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 25th May 1819
Ship: Mary
Arrival: 26th Aug 1819
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Peter Cousins was transported on the Mary, departing 25th May 1819 and arriving 26th Aug 1819 with 161 passengers.

Built 1811, Ipswich,England 361 tons. 1817 Journey On Monday arrived the ship Mary, Capt. ORMON, from Calcutta, with merchandize—Passengers, Captain FAITHFUL and Lieut. HAMILTON: this vessel has brought 6 male prisoners from India, destined for Port Jackson; to which place it is expected she will sail to-morrow. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 May 1817. Ship News. On Thursday arrived from Calcutta, via Derwent, the ship Mary, Captain Ormon, with a various cargo. -Passengers from Calcutta, Captain Faithfull and Lieutenant Hamilton:-The Mary sailed from Calcutta the 23d of February, and left the Pilot the 1st of March. Sydney Gazette, Sat 7 Jun 1817. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts who sailed on the 'Mary' direct from Ireland - 1819 & 1836 - are currently being listed, incomplete data to date.

MaryMary (generic)

References

Primary SourceNew South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 30th October 2020

1829 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 Name: Peter Cousins Estimated Birth Year: abt 1800. Age: 28 Date of Death: 12 Nov 1828 District/Parish: St. Mary's Sydney ------------------------ 1825 - New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, Remarks; Was sent to Port Macquarie 1824 for the renewal of original sentence for robbery

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 2nd August 2020

1825: Peter COUZINS (COUSINS) – free by servitude – Mary 1819, 7 years; labourer at Richmond (see NSW and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, NSW General muster A-L 1825). 1825, 13 June: Peter COUSINS – Certificate of Freedom #43/3888 – convicted Dublin City, June 1818, 7 years; native place Dublin; indoor servant; 27, 5’2½ ”, sallow and freckled complexion, brown hair, grey eyes. Remarks: Sent to Port Macquarie July 1824 for the remainder of his original sentence for a robbery. A second Certificate was issued on 26 October 1826, #43/5764 (see NSW, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867).

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 15th July 2020

1819, 25 August: Peter COUSINS 21, 5’3”, dark ruddy complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, native place Dublin City (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1818-1819).

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 15th July 2020

CRIME: Felony of calico (see New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 15th July 2020

TRIED: June 1818 (see New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).