Gabriel Lawrence

Gabriel Lawrence, one of 350 convicts transported on the Coromandel, 25 June 1838

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Gabriel Lawrence
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1817
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	18th July, 1899
Age:	82 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 54 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Stealing rabbits
Convicted at:	Kent Quarter Session
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Coromandel
Departure date:	25th June, 1838
Arrival date:	26th October, 1838
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 349 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Libraries Tasmania. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 287 (145)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Iris Dunne on 11th January, 2021 wrote:

Conduct Records: Tried 25 Oct. 1838 for stealing rabbits, Conditional Pardon approved 16 April 1850
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-25$init=CON31-1-25P264
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON34-1-8$init=CON34-1-8P296

Description List: aged 21, Trade Laborer
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-5$init=CON18-1-5P109

Marriage Permission to Agnes Munro (Free) dated 28 Feb. 1847
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-2$init=CON52-1-2P131

Convict Changes History

Gaileen Ross on 11th January, 2021 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1817 (prev. 0000), date of death: 18th July, 1899 (prev. 0000), gender: m

Iris Dunne on 11th January, 2021 made the following changes:

source: Libraries Tasmania. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 287 (145) (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 287 (145)), occu