Ann Tilling

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Tony Beale on 2nd November 2021

New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 Main Series of Letters Received, 1788-1826 - names of convicts with their characters during the voyage from London to New South Wales on the transport ship Friendship. pp 6597 to 6605 very insolent and has female child with her

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Maureen Withey on 28th August 2020

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 28 August 2020), September 1816, trial of FRANCES SIBLEY ANN TILLING (t18160918-8). FRANCES SIBLEY, ANN TILLING, Violent Theft > highway robbery, 18th September 1816. 826. FRANCES SIBLEY and ANN TILLING were indicted for feloniously assaulting Timothy Root , in the King's highway on the 31st of July , for putting him in fear, and taking from his person. and against his will, a purse: value 1s, a key, value 2d. ten shillings and sixpence in monies numbered, and two one pound bank notes, his property . TIMOTHY ROOT. I am a gardner ; I live at Eltham, in Kent. On the night of the 31st of July last, I was in Whitechapel , going along the footpath in the Hight street; it was about half past eleven as I was told, I heard the watchman say so. I saw both the prisoners that evening; the first thing was, I was walking along, and they asked me to go with them both; I told them I had a home of my own, and I asked them where did they think their home was; and they followed nine up to the entrance an Alley which is called Castle Alley; then they give me a sudden snatch, about two yards up the Alleys, I am sure I was forced up the Alley by intervals they had both a hold of me then he then seized hold of my left hand, and the either my light, and pinned both my arms down. Then a man came up, and clapped his hand upon my mouth, and stopped me from taking my breath. Then they held me in that way; I could not call out; the holding my mouth stopped my breath entirely. I was then held so until they drew the purse out of my pocket. The biggest of the prisoners, Sibley, drew the purse out of my pocket, with two one pound Bank of England notes in it, a duplicate of a watch, and about ten or eleven shillings in silver; there was a key also, in the breeches pocket were the purse was. It was very dark where they stood I know they and the same women by their talking to me and my answering them in the Highway. There was a lamp at the end of the passage, and in the High street also. They then ran away, and when I recovered myself, I called stop thief, The man that had held my mouth bolted out of the passage. When I called out stop thief the watchman sprang his rattle, and the man and one of the prisoners were apprehended before I got out of the passage; that prisoner was Sibley. The other women was just by me when I went out, and I gave charge of them all; they were close together and was in the watchhouse when they were searched but I did not see my property. JOHN ALBERT . I am a watchman at Whitechapel, my stand is opposite Castle Alley. On the 31st of July at about half past eleven, I was at the corner of Reddich street, standing with my back against a door with my coat over my light, and I saw two women and a man ran over from the opposite side from Castle Alley; they ran accross the way in a very great hury; I heard the cry of stop thief, and I followed this party about twenty yards. The whole three name close out together, and the man attempted to cross the road again; with that I sprang my rattle; the man crossed the road, and the woman going straight on. By the assistance of an extra watchman that was going along, we took the whole three into custody. When I came close to them, the man attempted to cross the road, but we secured them. I pursued the man; the other watchman stopped the women. It was not three, minutes from the time step thief was called until they were all taken into custody; they were never out of my sight I had sight of the whole three until they were apprehended; I was present when they were searched and none of these things were found on them. JOHN BOUTLE. I am headborough of the parish of Whitechapel. I remember when the two prisoners were brought with the man to the watchhouse. The prosecutor charged them with this robbery. I snached them all three; I found nothing at all on these women nor did I find any thing on the man that relates so this charge, I found on him a watch-chain, a guinea in gold a three-shilling bank token one shilling and two sixpences. (It came out in the course of the trial that the bill of indictement; against the man spoken of as an accomplice with the prisoners, was thrown out by Grand Jury.) Timothy Root. Re-called. Did you tell, the Grand Jury that you believed that the man who was apprehended at the same time with the prisoners was the man who gagged you - A. I did tell them I believed so. Q. And do you now believe so - A. Yes, I know so. SIBLEY, GUILTY - DEATH , aged 35. TILLING, GUILTY - DEATH , aged 21. Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Holroyd. -------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Convict Conduct Record https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON40-1-9$init=CON40-1-9p151 1. Ann Tilling, Friendship 1818 & D. Welln. 1818. London, Jan 1816. Life. July 26 1830. T.L. Charged with living in a state of illicit intercourse with Edward Briant. It appears that these people lived together 6 years ago to the knowledge of the late Mr Humphrey who then investigated the case. Discharged. Cond. Pardon No 395. 21 Aug 1832.