Joseph Coote (c. 1795–1865)
Joseph Coote, a brickmaker, was found guilty on 15 March 1832 at the Suffolk Assizes, England of sheep stealing. Sentenced to life transportation he arrived at Sydney in October 1832 aboard the Planter. According to his record he was 37 years old, was married, had two male and three female children, could read and was a Protestant. He had been previously sentenced to 3 months gaol for an offence. His height was given as 5 feet 8¼ (173.3 cms) inches, he had a brown freckled complexion, dark brown hair, and hazel eyes.
In August 1838 he was working for Henry Donnison at Brisbane Water. He was granted a ticket of leave in 1842; it was cancelled in 1852 for 'repeated drunkenness'. In 1844 he applied to marry fellow convict 35-year-old Elizabeth Large. There is no record of a marriage though she is listed as his wife in 1846.
Shortly before his death he absconded from Parramatta Lunatic Asylum.
Sources
Biographical Database of Australia — http://bda-online.org.au, accessed 2 February 2023
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Coote, Joseph (son)
- Coote, John (grandson)
Citation details
'Coote, Joseph (c. 1795–1865)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/coote-joseph-33115/text41294, accessed 26 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Coots, Joseph
- Coot, Joseph
Birth
Death
4 November,
1865
(aged ~ 70)
Parramatta, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Passenger Ship
Occupation or Descriptor
Key Places
Convict Record
Crime: theft (livestock)
Sentence: life
Court: Suffolk
Trial Date: 15 March 1832
(1832)
Pre-transportation
Occupation: bricklayer
Married: Yes
Children: Yes (5)