COLE William
| Name | William COLE |
| Country Of Origin | England |
| Born | 1810 |
| Died | 1880 |
| Birth/Baptism | Bapt. 15 April 1810, St Paul, Shadwell, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, London, England |
| Parents | William and Elizabeth Cole |
| Apprenticeship | unknown |
| Skills | Clockmaker, Watchmaker |
| Work Locations | Hobart |
| Street Address |
35 Liverpool Street, Hobart 68 Liverpool Street, Hobart |
| Marriage/Spouse | 16 March 1846, Richmond, to Christiana James. |
| Trial | 18 February 1833, Surrey Quarter Sessions |
| Sentence | Fourteen years transportation for stealing watches from his employer |
| Arrival | 4 September 1833, Hobart, on the convict ship, Stakesby |
| Police Number | 1598 |
| Convict Assignment | David Barclay, clockmaker and watchmaker, Hobart. |
| Ticket of Leave | 12 March 1840 |
| Conditional Pardon | 4 August 1842 |
| Other | March 1837: Sentenced to two years hard labour at Port Arthur for stealing a screwdriver, the property of his master.
1840-1841: Business partnership with Charles Jones, Hobart. 1841- approx. 1866: Own business, Liverpool Street, Hobart. January 1844: William Cole remitted an expense account to the Colonial Treasury for payment for a clock. February 1844: Recommended for an absolute pardon. July 1857: Bankruptcy declared. William stated, “I attribute my insolvency to losses in business, by fire, and by flood, and I now declare myself insolvent because I am apprehensive of being sued.” Creditors included Thomas Hamilton and John James (possibly his father-in-law). Approx. 1850s: Employee, William Oliphant. January 1866: Advertised at 68 Liverpool Street, Hobart, opposite R J Edwards, tobacconist. 1866: Meeting of creditors regarding insolvency. August 1867: A sale occurred at the Liverpool Street business premises. Items for sale included gas fittings, glass cases, an 8-day clock, sundry articles of jewellery, kitchen items, and sundries. February 1880: William was admitted to hospital after a second alleged suicide attempt. He suffered from epilepsy and continuing paralysis. |
| Death | 31 August 1880 at his home, Elizabeth Street, Hobart. Cause of death: epilepsy |
| References | |
| Denise Pierce, William Cole, Tasmanian Ancestry, Genealogical Society of Tasmania Inc, Volume 19, Number 1, June 1998, pp10-12, B. Y. O’Driscoll, The Art Bulletin of Tasmania, Ed. Henrik Kolenberg, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 1986. TAHO: CON31/1/7, CON27/1/6, CON18/1/20, CON13/1/6, RGD37/1/3 no 69 Marriage 1842, RGD37/1/5 no203 Marriage 1846, AE764/1/66 Bankruptcy 1857; RGD35/1/9 no2683 Death 1880. Web: Ancestry: London, England Baptism 1810. Colonial Times 13 July 1841. The Courier 6 October 1840; The Austral-Asiatic Review, Tasmanian & Australian Advertiser 2 September 1842; The Examiner (Launceston) 31 January 1844, 24 January 1854, 21 November 1866; The Hobart Town Advertiser 20 February 1844; Cornwall Chronicle 25 January 1854; Tasmanian Morning Herald 4 January 1866; The Mercury (Hobart) 2 August 1867, 2 February 1880, 4 February 1880, 2 September 1880. |
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