Theodore Pennington (c1837 – ?) (Reg. No. 4864)
Uploaded January 1st 2022 to category – Convict Histories
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Theodore Pennington (c1837 – ?) (Reg. No. 4864)
By Irma Walter, 2021. On 15 December 1856 at the Liverpool Boro’ Sessions, Theodore Pennington, a painter, aged 20, was…
The Leighton Buzzard Burglars
Uploaded January 1st 2022 to category – Convict Histories
The Leighton Buzzard Burglars
By Irma Walter, 2021. This story demonstrates the difficulties involved in researching the lives of some of the professional thieves…
Neil Kelly (1818 – ?) (Reg. No.4785)
Uploaded January 1st 2022 to category – Convict Histories
Neil Kelly (1818 – ?) (Reg. No.4785)
By Irma Walter, 2021. On 2 May 1856 at the Perth (Scotland) Circuit Court, Neil Kelly was charged with the…
Joseph Price (c1829 – 1933) (Reg. No. 1839)
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Joseph Price (c1829 – 1933) (Reg. No. 1839)
By Irma Walter, 2021. When the 1929 Centenary was celebrated in Western Australia, newspapers went looking for the oldest residents…
Henry Moult (c1825 – ?) (Reg. No. 1910)
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Henry Moult (c1825 – ?) (Reg. No. 1910)
By Irma Walter, 2021. Henry Moult, aged 24, private in the 17th Regiment, was found guilty of larceny as a…