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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Edward Scott was transported on the Captain Cook, departing 2nd May 1833 and arriving 26th Aug 1833 with 232 passengers.
The ship, 'Captain Cook' was built at Whitby, England in 1826. Transported convicts to New South Wales in 1832, 1833 and 1836.
Captain Cook (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 75 (39) |
| 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
National Archives, Criminal Petitions. HO 17/54/140 Prisoner name: Edward Scott. Prisoner age: 22. Prisoner occupation: Dyer. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey, October Sessions 1831. Crime: Housebreaking; burglary at the house of Ferdinand Leroux of 41 Newgate Street, London on 13 October 1831. Initial sentence: Death recorded and commuted to one year's imprisonment and transportation for life. Annotated: Considered at Report in Council 21 November 1831. Petitioner(s): Edward Scott (the convict), undersigned by Ferdinand Leroux (prosecutor) and 14 inhabitants of Basinghall Street, London and its environs. Grounds for clemency: Deep contrition; destitution; is not an old and hardened offender; has a sorrowful and heartbroken mother. Date: 1831 Nov 1.