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John Cox was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Digitised Indent of ship Albemarle |
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Convict Notes
Trial at Old Bailey, 21 Feb 1787. 284. JOHN COX was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 6th day of February , two hundred pounds weight of lead, value 25 s. belonging to our Sovereign Lord the King , then and there affixed to a certain building of our said Lord the King . (The witnesses examined separate.) THOMAS OSBORNE sworn. My brother is one of the water bailiffs; on the 6th of February I was at Hampton, on shore at ten at night; I went in a boat with two fishermen, and this boat was dropped from the place where it was in a creek; the fisherman said that boat is upon no good; I informed my brother that there was a boat that was on no good; he desired me to go and see when it was gone; accordingly the two fishermen and me went to see if we could see her; we could not discern whether it was gone or not, it was so dark, we followed the boat, and at nine we were at Hampton-court bridge; and we thought we heard something on the other side of the water; we stood on the side of the shore, and my brother on the other; they called out, and the man in the boat called to him; we came up to the boat opposite the place where the lead was stolen, at Hampton-court park; there were three in the boat; the boat was on shore there; my brother went first into the boat, and spoke to the man; the man at the head of the boat said, what is the matter? my brother said, we are come to see if you have any unlawful netts, or have been a swan stealing; one of the men said, you are welcome to search; we searched and found nothing; the man on the head of the boat, offered to come on shore, and stepped into the Thames; I asked him to let me take hold of his hand; my brother said, there is no name in the boat; one of the other evidences that was with us said, you have been flying the blue pigeon finely; says I, the first man that offers to make his escape, I will shoot him, or that makes any resistance; he ran back to the head of the boat; says he, you shoot, and I will run; we took the prisoner; and he called to his companions to come back, and not run like cowards, but sight like men; there was lead in the boat, a ladder, two saws, and a chissel; the constable had the lead; then the prisoner snatched a gun unawares to any of us, and said, now, d - n your eyes, I will shoot you; my brother seized him directly, Ellis and Jefferies, two fishermen, watched the lead all night; there was found in the boat, a bag with three balls, a heavy charge of shot, two flints, and a cask of powder; it was locked up in a place. Robert Osborne and Robert Ellis , watched the boat, and saw the prisoner run away, and found the lead and things in the boat as before mentioned. Peter Hardy , the constable, took charge of the prisoner and the property. GEORGE PARKINSON sworn. I am a plumber; I matched this lead, and it fitted exactly. PRISONER's DEFENCE. I saw some watermen in a boat that I knew, and I went to them, and these gentlemen came on board and threatened to shoot me; I took up the gun in own defence. Jury. What kind of a boat was it? - A boat that carrys parcels. GUILTY . Transported for seven years . Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.
Digitised Indent of ship Albemarle Thomas Petree, William Edsell, Esau Clements, John Cox, Michael Doyle, William Stanton, Thomas Warner, tried at Justice Hall Old Bailey, Middlesex, 21 Feb 1787, seven years. Jno. Cox died 26 Aug, Lat 39.56, Long 42.35.