William Barrett

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Iris Dunne on 2nd November 2018

Convict Index: Aged 31, Occupation: Fitter Medical:- William Barrett, Aged 40, Disease: Contusion, Admitted 1 May 1872, Discharged: 21 May 1872, Ship Clyde PDF compiled by Trish Symonds WILLIAM BARRETT One of 211 Convicts Transported on “Clyde” 1863 Sentenced to 7 years at Bodmin Quarter Session Transported to Western Australia NAME: WILLIAM BARRETT AGE: 26 * BORN: 1837 * TRIED: 5 January 1858, Bodmin Quarter Session SENTENCE: 7 Years CRIME: Stealing hats, previous conviction GAOL REPORT: SHIP: Clyde, departed Portland 16 March 1863, arrived Fremantle, Swan River Colony, 29 May 1863. Master Henry Stephens; Surgeon William Crauford. No deaths on board. RELIGION: Roman Catholic LITERACY: Semi-literate SENT TO: Fremantle Prison NOTE – This information on the Fremantle Prison database appears to be incorrect; William Barrett was approximately 25/26 years old when he arrived in Western Australia, so born around 1838; however Fremantle records show him as aged 36 and born 1827 (probably a typing error in the indexes) UK CRIMINAL REGISTER - 1852, 30 July – William Barrett, larceny, 3 months, Imprisonment 1853, 19 March – William Barrett, Cattle stealing, before convicted of felony, Acquittal-Not Guilty 1853, 25 July - William Barrett, Larceny, before convicted of felony, 7 Years Transportation 1858, 5 Jan – William Barrett, Larceny, before convicted of felony, 7 Years Transportation CORNWALL RECORD OFFICE – QS 1/15/408 - Quarter Sessions, held at Bodmin, 5 January 1858 – William Barrett, late of Lanlivery, labourer (convicted of felony at Bodmin, 25 July 1853), indicted for stealing, on 16 November, a beaver hat and a chip hat, property of John Cory : penal servitude, hard labour, seven years, in H.M. dominions, as directed by Secretary of State. FAMILY – Marital status: Single DESCRIPTION – Trade: Fitter (Fremantle Prison Records); shown in the newspapers as horsetrainer, and Cornwall Record Office as a labourer Height: 5’ 6” Hair: Dark brown Eyes: Dark hazel Face: Full Complexion: Sallow Build: Stout made Distinguishing marks: Shot marks on right arm; scar on forehead Ticket of Leave: 23 June 1863 Certified Freedom Date: 5 January 1866, Reconv-WA NEWSPAPER REPORTS – ROYAL CORNWALL GAZETTE, 8 JANUARY 1858 – CORNWALL EPIPHANY SESSIONS – SECOND COURT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 (Before C.B. Graves Sawle, Esq) – WILLIAM BARRETT, 20, horsetrainer, was found guilty of stealing, on the 16th November last, at Bodmin, in the parish of Lanlivery, a beaver hat and a chip hat, the property of Mr John Cory. A prior conviction was proved against him at the Assizes in July 1853, when he was sentenced to seven years’ transportation. ROYAL CORNWALL GAZETTE, 15 JANUARY 1858 – CORNWALL EPIPHANY SESSIONS (Continued from our last number) – SECOND COURT (Before C.B. G. Sawle, Esq) – After an adjournment of the First Court, for two hours, the Court re-assembled at 4 o’clock, when the Chairman passed the following sentences, viz:- William Barrett (a ticket of leave man) seven years penal servitude. PREVIOUS CONVICTION – ROYAL CORNWALL GAZETTE, 29 JULY 1853 – CORNWALL SUMMER ASSIZES – WILLIAM BARRETT, 15, charged with having stolen on the night of Thursday the 7th of July, at Tregardock Mine in the parish of St Teath, a pair of trousers and a pair of drawers, the property of Simon Magor; and also a pair of braces and a pipe, the property of Joseph Tabb. The prosecutors were, at the time of the felony, miners, working at Tregardock Mine, and their property was stolen from the changing house, while they were at their work underground. The prisoner was found GUILTY, and a previous conviction, on the 30th of July, 1852, was proved against him, of stealing a watch and other property. He was now sentenced to Seven Years Transportation; the learned Judge telling him that he passed this sentence, in order that he may be placed in an establishment where he could have the benefit of reformatory discipline, and an opportunity of gaining a good character. WEST BRITON, JULY 1853 - WILLIAM BARRETT, 15, was charged with having stolen on the night of Thursday the 7th of July, at Tregardock Mine, in the parish of St. Teath, a pair of trousers and a pair of drawers, the property of Simon MAGOR; and also a pair of braces and a pipe, the property of Joseph TABB. The prosecutors were, at the time of the felony, miners, working at Tregardock Mine, and their property was found Guilty, and a previous conviction on the 30th of July, 1852, was proved against him, of stealing a watch and other property. He was now sentenced to SEVEN YEARS' TRANSPORTATION; the learned Judge telling him that he passed this sentence, in order that he may be placed in an establishment where he could have the benefit of reformatory discipline, and an opportunity of gaining a good character. ROYAL CORNWALL GAZETTE, 6 AUGUST 1852 – CORNWALL SUMMER ASSIZES – TRIALS OF PRISONERS – WILLIAM BARRATT, 13, was found GUILTY of stealing a watch, chain and key, the property of Owen Conner. – Three months hard labour. REFERENCES – http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/Pages/Convict.aspx http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Sho w.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=28&dsqSearch=((text)='william barrett') Last Updated: 5 October 2010 http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/emigrant_pdfs/barrett_william_1863.pdf