Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Edward Cowell was transported on the Barossa, departing 31st Jul 1839 and arriving 8th Dec 1839 with 336 passengers.
Barossa (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 80 |
| 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 Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/38/152. Date. 1838 Nov 8. Prisoner name: Edward Cowell the younger. Prisoner age: 18 years. Prisoner occupation: Carpenter, of Leicester [Leicestershire]. Court and date of trial: Leicester Borough Sessions, July 1838. Crime: Housebreaking, and stealing a watch and a quantity of silver spoons from the house of John Pugh (schoolmaster) at Leicester. Initial sentence: Seven years transportation. Gaoler's report: 'Character bad, six times in prison on charges of felony'. Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'. Petitioner(s): Edward Cowell the elder (father) of Belgrave Gate, Leicester. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): His youth; he inclines towards imbecility; of a weakly and unhealthy constitution such that transportation will lead to his death; the prosecution witness was as guilty as he; his last apprentice-master is believed to have led him to the commission of evil; his father's long army service. Additional Information: Ordered to Justitia [convict hulk]. He has five uncles and or aunts similarly imbecilic. Petitioner served 21 years in the 69th Regiment of Foot [details given].