Henry Batty

Level 221

D Wong on 21st July 2014

Henry Batty was the son of William and Mary Rose ??? His crime is not listed. 29/11/1853: Henry married Mary Ann Taylor. Mary Ann had arrived on the Palestine in May 1853. Mary had received assisted passage and had left from the Mountbellew workhouse. Mary Ann Taylor was just 18 when she arrived in Fremantle, married twice. The first time, just months after her arrival, on 29th November 1853 to Henry Batty, a Ticket of Leave man. They are believed to have had three children, William born in February 1855, John born in 1856 (died 1898) and Catherine in 1858; who it is believed died shortly afterwards. However, Henry was jailed in 1859 for stealing. Mary then met Henry Beard, another Ticket of Leave man, and moved to York with him. They had two children, Maria (1860-1937), and a son, Alfred (1862-1930). Beard was convicted of sheep stealing in 1864, so Mary was left alone again. A family friend, William Marwick , who had arrived in Australia on the Sir Walter Raleigh in March 1852 offered to look after Mary and her brood of young children while Beard was in prison. . Mary Ann and William entered a long-lasting de facto relationship. They had six children, Webster born in October 1866 (died of consumption in December 1901), William Junior was born in January 1868 (also died of consumption in 1902), Warren (1868-1955), Sarah (1872-1960), Joseph Walker (1873-1940), and Thomas Amos born in January 1875. Though William was a Protestant, Mary Ann had all the children baptized in the Roman Catholic faith. William was a successful landowner and business man. The Marwick Bros Estate was estimated to have 22,000 acres in 1905. William and Mary Ann married on 25 January 1906. Mary died in July 1926 and had 55 grandchildren. 3/3/1886 Western Mail, Perth Larceny. HENRY BATTY was charged with having feloniously stolen from a cash-box at the bar of the Carnarvon Hotel four cheques, one for «£18 18s. 9d , one for £2 6s, one for 15s.,and one for 6s. 3d., in all £22 6s., the property of James Townsend. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Inspector Bowe conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Barratt appeared for the defence. James Edward Townsend, sworn, said : Iam the landlord of the the Carnarvon Hotel ;I did not remain in my hotel on the morning shortly after my return I missed two cheques of the 23rd Nov. : I was absent about an hour; from the box, one for £2 6s. and the other for .£18 18s. 0d.; I told Batty that I missed the cheques and felt convinced that he had them; I told him to give them up, and that Iwould not do anything in the matter, in factI told him that I would give him a bottle ofbrandy for them ; he said I was the last man in the world he would rob : I think I said I would give him a quarter or half-an-hour in which to return them ; if they were not returned within that time I would report the matter to the police, and I did so ; in consequence of what I heard from my wife, I tracked the prisoner from my verandah to a boundary post on the opposite side of the road; there I found the cheques previously mentioned torn up; I went into the room where Taylor was searching Batty and showed them both the cheques; Batty looked very much confused, but said nothing. Mrs. Townsend having given evidence corroborative. After a short retirement the jury returned, the verdict being guilty of the whole charge, a verdict which Mr. Leake characterised as a very proper one. Sentence six years penal servitude.

Level 4

Chelsey on 29th October 2012

Height: 5" 8" Hair: light brown Eyes: hazel Face: long Complexion: fresh Build: stout Marks: HB and Cross on right arm Ticket of Leave Date: 14 Oct 1851 Expiree: 28 Mar 1854 Known Areas: York Kin: Son of William Married: Mary TAYLOR Dec 1856 Perth RC