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Name

Pierce Collits

Alternative Names

Pierce Collets
Pearce Collett

Born

c. 1769

Died

19 September, 1848 (aged ~ 79)
New South Wales, Australia

Cultural Heritage

English

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 *

Minorca (1801) (convict)

Occupation or Descriptor *

convict (1801-1811) New South Wales, Australia
emancipist (1811-1848) New South Wales, Australia
police officer (1815-1821) New South Wales, Australia
public servant (1820-1823) New South Wales, Australia
farmer (1823-1848) New South Wales, Australia
publican (1823-1841) New South Wales, Australia
postmaster/mistress (1830-1833) New South Wales, Australia

Workplaces *

Police Force (NSW) (police officer, 1815-1821)

Convict Record

Crime	Sentence	Commuted To	Court	Trial Date
receiving stolen goods	14 years	-	Old Bailey, London	9 July 1800 (1800)

Pre-transportation

Married	Yes

* Dates are approximate