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COOKE - Brickwall
My gr gr grandfather is Benjamin COOKE born 1815 Dublin, Ireland.
Native Place: Dublin
Trial: 1834
Trade or calling: tobacco spinner
Ship: "Royal Admiral"
Arrival Date: 22 Jan 1835
Place Arrived: NSW Australia
Crime: picking pockets
Sentence: 7 years
Former Convictions: 3 months
Age: 20
Religion: Catholic
Marital Status: Single
I am lead to believe the records prior to this were destroyed in a fire.
Any leads greatly appreciated as this is my direct line, we can't go back any further and have been stuck here for years.
Kind Regards,
Wayne Cook (yes the e was dropped after he arrived)
NSW Australia
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Hi Wayne,
The transportation records are held by the National Archives, no fire.
https://www.nationalarchives.ie/searc...hp?category=18
Brendan
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he isn't in the Ireland-Australia transportation records (1791-1853) (Ireland - Australia transport database)