Henry Beard (1823 – 1887) (Reg. Nos. 4494 and 7604)
By Irma Walter, 2022. Henry Beard was born at Staffordshire in 1823 to Thomas, an ostler, and his wife Maria…
Formerly Harvey Districts Oral History Group
By Irma Walter, 2022. Henry Beard was born at Staffordshire in 1823 to Thomas, an ostler, and his wife Maria…
By Irma Walter, 2022. A copy of a petition was widely circulated in British newspapers in July 1868, pleading the…
Joseph Rossiter was one of the more unusual characters transported to Western Australia during the convict era. He was the…
Henry Longman was baptised on 8 April 1824 at Rimpton in Somerset, to parents George Longman and his wife Jane.[1]…
By Irma Walter, 2021. William Messenger (c1840 – 1861) (Reg. No. 5136) On 22 July 1854 William Messenger, just 14…
On 7 November 1859 at Portobello beach in Edinburgh, George Peters, aged 28, in company with John M’Lachan and James…
CONSPIRACY TO MURDER THE GOVERNOR of the BRISTOL GAOL. – Some sensation has been created during these assizes by the…
By Irma Walter, 2021. Joseph Gant [sic, Cant] and John Henry Eason were criminal associates in Lincolnshire. When arrested in…
By Irma Walter, 2022. William Wagner (alias Curtis, aka Wegner, Wegener) (c1812 – 1882) (Convict Reg. Nos. 5611 & 10118)…
By Irma Walter, 2021. William Horton’s story is yet another example of the harsh treatment meted out to young offenders…