Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Bradnum was transported on the Lady Kennaway, departing 30th Jan 1851 and arriving 28th May 1851 with 263 passengers.
The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.
Lady KennawayReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 15 (10) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Familial connection. Williams brother was convicted for the same crime and sent to Fremantle."
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Convict Notes
Horse Stealing.—On Sunday evening last, a grey gelding belonging to the executors of the late Mr. Geo. Dams, of Mettingham, was stolen from a marsh in that parish, and on Thursday, the I9th, two lads named William Bradnum (18), and Cornelius Bradnum (16), both of Kirby, were examined before J. J. Bedingfield, Esq. at Bungay, and fully committed to the county and fully committed to the county gaol for trial the assizes. From the evidence of Edwd. Goldsmith, of Southwold, carter, &c. it appears that they offered the horse to him on the morning of Tuesday, for 10£. but he refused to purchase; that in the evening of the same day, being again applied to to make a purchase, he suspecting that had not been honestly obtained, bought it for 3£. and immediately sent for John Parker, the constable, and informed him of his suspicions. The boys were then taken into custody, and the elder brother acknowledged that the horse was stolen. Norwich Mercury, 21 Oct 1843. Wm. Bradmam (18), Cornelius Bradnum (18), Kirby, Norfolk, labourers, for having, on the 16th of Oct., last, stolen at Mettingham, a grey gelding, of the value of 16£, the property of Elisabeth Dains, Geo. Smith, and Samuel Fisher; 3 years’ imprisonment each, and hard labour. Suffolk Chronicle, 6 Jan 1844.
ROBBERIES ON THE NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK BORDERS. -A series of robberies have lately been committed on the South Eastern borders of Norfolk, and on the North Eastern part of Suffolk, which for some time have puzzled the police officers and many other persons, but we rejoice to say the perpetrators have been at length detected and apprehended. So far as we have been able to trace them they seem to have commenced immediately on William Bradnum, and Cornelius Bradnum, being liberated from Ipswich Gaol. Their first effort after their discharge appears to have been in St. Andrew's, in Suffolk, where they broke open a shop, in the occupation of Mr. Sayers, and stole a quantity of wearing apparel. Thence they seem to have visited Ditchingham, Bungay, Berg Apton, Toft Monks, Mundham, and various other places, in one place committing a robbery, and in another disposing of the stolen property. Clothes, drapery, money, and food, all served their purpose, and a number of burglaries committed in one place or another almost every succeeding day brought to light. Their last attempt appears to have been at Harleston, where, on Thursday week, they broke into the shop of Mr. Charles Shepherd, and stole a considerable quantity of clothes Mr. Shepherd being in bed heard them in the house, and called out, but Mrs. Shepherd was so agitated that she begged him to remain quiet, and it was not till two hours afterwards that he ventured below, when he found his shop had been entered and the property stolen. A knowledge of this, and other similar robberies, put the police more than ordinarily on the alert. At first it was conceived that these robberies were committed by thieves from Norwich, but at length a publican where these men lodged conceiving no very high opinion of them, communicated his suspicions to the police. The hint was followed up, and the men were traced to Kessingland, Pakefield, and Lowestoft. In this latter place it was discovered, that with some other person, they had sold various articles of wearing apparel to different individuals. Most of these the police were able to secure, and in a short time they fell in with both the men, besides which other important information was obtained. The clothes were found to be those stolen from Mr. Shepherd, of Harleston, and on being shown to him he at once identified them. The officers now found various traces of the different robberies we have mentioned. At Beccles they secured some of the property stolen from Mr. Sayer's, of St. Andrew's. Officers Earl and Howard went on Sunday last to Kirby Cane, in Norfolk, where they found both the men; Cornelius Bradman being apprehended as he was coming from a chapel with a book in his hand. They were taken before J. L. Bedingfeld, Esq of Ditchingham, where Superintendent Hubbersty, of Loddon, charged them with being concerned in all the above robberies. After a brief examination they were remanded to Norwich Castle, till there was time to complete the necessary evidence. Ipswich Journal, 24 April 1847.
Died at Campbell Town