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John Bradbury was transported on the Lord Melville, departing 29th May 1830 and arriving 21st Oct 1830 with 176 passengers.
Ship Name: Lord Melville II Rig Type: S. Built: Quebec Build Year: 1825 Size (tons): 425
Lord Melville (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 376 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 23 September 2022), September 1829, trial of JOHN DAVIS JOHN BRADBURY (t18290910-95). JOHN DAVIS, JOHN BRADBURY, Theft > simple larceny, 10th September 1829. 1627. JOHN DAVIS and JOHN BRADBURY were indicted for stealing, on the 20th of July , 1 saddle, value 15s.; 2 stirrup leathers, value 2s.; 2 stirrup-irons, value 1s. 6d.; 1 girth, value 1s. 6d.; 1 bridle, value 5s.; 2 traces, value 12s.; 1 pad, value 7s., and 2 sacks, value 4s., the goods of William Waterhouse and another . JOHN MORGAN . I am an officer of Islington. I know Mr. Waterhouse's premises. On the 20th of July, about half past three o'clock in the morning, I was riding down Highgate-hill, and saw Bradbury coming out of a field with a sack; he saw me and returned into the field; Davis then came out with a sack, and I asked what he had got there; he made no answer - I took the sack and found it was harness - I gave him to a watchman, then went and took the other prisoner; I found this other sack in a privy near where he was. Prisoner Davis. Q. What was found in my sack? A. The riding saddle and bridle - I brought Bradbury out of the field before I took his sack. JOSEPH BENNETT . I am in the service of Joseph and William Waterhouse. I manage their horse business, and know this harness to be theirs - it was kept at Holloway . JAMES HICKFORD . This property was taken from the stable, which I locked at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening, and at six the next morning I found it broken open, and the lock laid by the side. Davis's Defence. When Morgan brought Bradbury into the road, he was looking in his sack; there were several persons there, and one said it belonged to an ostler who had a stable there, and he knew it by the saddle. DAVIS - GUILTY . Aged 19. BRADBURY - GUILTY . Aged 20. Transported for Seven Years . https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/print.jsp?div=t18290910-95