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Voyage
Transportation
Cuthbert Pratt was transported on the China, departing 3rd Jan 1846 and arriving 16th May 1846 with 200 passengers.
Built 1837 at Hull. Wood ship of 524 Tons.
China (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 4. Tasmanian Archives - convicts. NSW & Tas., Convict Musters HO 10/39. TAHO, Tasmania, Convict Court & Selected Records, Register of Convict Deaths CON63-1-2. England & Wales Criminal Registers, HO27; Piece:75; Page:221 |
| 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
Birth: 3 Nov 1823 West Rainton, Durham, England Marriage 25 Dec 1844 to Maryann Graveson (FHL Film No. 1885567, Ref. ID.p25 rn49) Tried: 24 July 1845 Died 31 Dec. 1846
Cuthbert died on Norfolk Island on the 31st of October 1846, five and a half months after arriving. It is quite possible that Cuthbert was a witness and possibly involved in the Cooking Pot Riot, which took place at Kingston, Norfolk Island on the 1st of July 1846. Twelve convicts (the ringleaders) were subsequently hanged and buried in unhallowed ground on Norfolk Island.
It is quite possible that Cuthbert was a witness and possibly involved in the Cooking Pot Riot, which took place at Kingston, Norfolk Island on the 1st of July 1846. Twelve convicts (the ringleaders) were subsequently hanged and buried in unhallowed ground on Norfolk Island.
Cuthbert married Maryann Graveson (daughter of Thomas Graveson and mother unknown) on the 25th of December 1844 at Monk-Hesleton, County Durham, England.
Cuthbert Pratt was convicted at Durham on 24 July 1845 for Robbery, with violence. (First conviction.) 15 yr sentence. Transported to Australia on the 'China', arriving 16 May 1846. Station Gang: Norfolk Island (east of New South Wales, administered by Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) at this time, for 24mths. Conduct Record states he was a married man with 1 child. Died at Norfolk Island on 31 October 1846.