Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Cornelius Cowen was transported on the Shipley, departing 18th Jul 1818 and arriving 18th Nov 1818 with 150 passengers.
Shipley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 46 |
| 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 |
Claims
"Cornelius is my wife's 3rd great grandfather."
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Convict Notes
An earlier conviction: Lynn, Oct 34 Al our Sessions, Monday last, ... —Cornelius Cowen, for assaulting Jane Edgoss, was sentenced to 14 day's imprisonment and to find sureties for his future good behaviour. Norfolk Chronicle, 26 Oct 1816.
Born 25 March 1798 Baptised St Nicholas Kings Lynn, Norfolk The surname was recorded as Cowen in Norfolk, but had various spellings in Australia, such as Cowan, Cohen, Coen, Cohan He was described as being 5 ft 2 inches tall, brown hair, dark eyes, dark/pale completion. A certificate of freedom was issued on 9/3/1826 no. 48/5020, his age being given as 27. He is listed in the 1828 Census, pages 105 & 427, as a farmer of 10 acres, cleared and cultivated at Cornwallis NSW, aged 30. ON 2 March 1829 he married Isabella Smith. The couple had eight children. Cornelius died on 26 January 1855 at Pitt Town.