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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Edward Cook was transported on the John Barry, departing 30th Apr 1819 and arriving 26th Sep 1819 with 147 passengers.
John Barry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 148 |
| 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
Edward Cook - Convicted for stealing nine shirts at the Old Bailey on 13 January 1819. Found Guilty and convicted and transported for life. Aged 21. Captain Sire Edward Cook - reported in Mudgee Newspaper and Mining Times - 9 July 1859 - as appearing in court and being known as that name.
1828 - Cencus. No; 2254. Age; 29. Govt. Servant. John Barry - 1819. Sentence; Life. Trade; Labourer. Residence; Rooty Hill, Melville 1828 - 26 Dec. Ticket of Leave. No; 28/360. Place of Trial. Middlesex G. D. - 13 Jan 1819. Sentence; Life. Cancelled and torn up for keeping disorderly house and allowing drinking and gambling there-in vice Col Sec Letter No; 35/117 Dated 10 March 1835. Renewed 37/953. 1831 - 11 Mar. New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 No; 82. Edward Cook. Age; 32 [1799] John Barry. Sentence; Life. Ticket of Leave. Mary Meany. Age; 33. [1798] Elizabeth. Life. Bond. Granted; 11 Mar 1831 Rev Samuel Marsden. Parramatta 1837 - 16 Jun. Ticket of Leave. 37/953. Allowed to remain in the District of Penrith. Altered to Bathurst 12 Sept 1837. Renewed and altered to Mudgee. 29 May 1840. No; 40/1205. C.P. March; 1843 1843 - Conditional Pardon. No; 29 Age; 45. [1798] Native Place; London Trade or calling; Farmer and Gardner Trial where & Date Middlesex - 13 Jan 1819. Life. Height; 5 ft. 1 in Eyes; Hazel Brown Hair; Fair Completion; Ruddy
The John Barry had arrived at Portsmouth on 16 April 1819 and on 20 April, 60 male convicts were embarked from the hulk Laurel and 80 from the hulk Leviathan in Portsmouth harbour. On 23 April 1819 two more convicts were sent on board the John Barry from the Leviathan. One of the passengers on board the John Barry was John Thomas Bigge, New South Wales’ first Royal Commissioner. The John Barry finally arrived at Port Jackson on Sunday 26 September 1819 (See The Campbelltown Convicts).