George William Dalton

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Penny-Lyn Beale on 31st July 2025

Place of origin: Warrington, Lancashire CON33-1-10 Image 49 Trade; Watch glass maker aged 24 years old 1854 - Marriage Permissions Dalton, George William. Ship/free: Layton Marriage to: Mckie, Margaret. Ship/free: Aurora Permission date: 26 Jan 1854 & 8 Jun 1854 28 June 1854. Will be approved if the Clergyman is satisfied, recommended. 1854 - Marriage 10 July 1854. Church of Saint Mary Margaret McKie aged 28 years old, widow William Dalton aged 33 years old, Sawyer 1862 - POSSIBLE DEATH RECORD OF WIFE Name; Margaret Dalton. Date of Death; 30 Jul 1862, aged 36 years old Informant; George Dalton, Wattle Grove. New Town Charitable Institute: Name; William Dalton POL709-1-22 page 31 (21 Nov 1887 to 21 Feb 1888) POL709-1-22 page 151 (05 Jun 1888 to 18 Sep 1888) POL709-1-23 page 3 (05 Oct 1889 to 31 Dec 1889) - Discharged at own request

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Roger Churm on 22nd April 2019

Old Bailey Proceedings December 1840 Trial of GEORGE WILLIAM DALTON,GEORGE HARDIMAN Theft,Housebreaking,14th December 1840. 384 George William Dalton and George Hardiman.were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling -house of Clayton William Ward,on the 29th of November,at St.Mary,Newington,and stealing therein 2 lbs ,weight of cigars,value.1/.;1 crown,2 half-crowns,16 shillings,6 sixpences,3 fourpences,100 pence,and 100 half-pence,his property. MARIA WARD. I am the wife of Clayton.William Ward,who keeps a beer-shop in East street,Walworth,in the parish of St.Mary,Newington.On Saturday night,the 28th of November,I was serving in the bar the whole evening,my husband being ill in bed -I remember the prisoners coming in together -they looked round the tap-room,said there was very little fire,and walked out again within five minutes - they had ordered something,but said,"Never mind"and went out -Hardiman walked into the tap-room again in five minutes,looked round,and walked out again -I went to bed about one o'clock-I locked the till,and put the key into my pocket-there was a considerable quantity of copper money in it,some of which I can positively swear to -about seven in the morning my boy alarmed me-I went down stairs,and found the tap-room window open-it is a double window-when I went to bed the sashes of that window were down -I found the till wide open,and a desk.which had not been locked was ransacked,and a particular shilling of the reign of George the Second taken out.-our premises and next to Mr.Keller's,whose yard comes next our window-any person in his premises could get over the fence,and open the window -we lost from 15s.to 1/.in copper money,and not less than 30s.in silver,and about two pounds of cheroots-we gave information at the station,and on Sunday morning between ten and eleven,the policeman produced some money to me. Dalton.Q. Will you swear I was in your house on Saturday afternoon A. Yes,there was s gentleman there when Hardiman came in-you came on Friday,and Saturday as well,I am positive of it. WILLIAM SMITH.I am pot-boy at the house,I got up on Sunday morning,and found the window-sashes of the tap-room open,and the till in which the copper is kept,wide open WILLIAM SMITH.I am a police-sergeant.I was informed of this on the Sunday morning-I went and examined the premises-the thieves had entered at the back,by the tap-room window and gone into the bar-the till had been forced open-Mrs Ward gave me information,and I went with another constable,and took the prisoners at No.1,Pleasant place,East lane-we found Hardiman in bed,and Dalton concealed in the privy,both in the same house-the other constable found 14s.11d in copper,under Hardiman's head in bed,and 5s.4d in silver was found on Dalton,at the bottom of his trowsers-I went back and searched the privy,and found 108 cheroots thrown down into the soil -Mrs Ward had described some money she could swear to-she saw it at the station -these three penny-pieces were under Hardiman's bed-I found a piece of candle in Dalton's bed-room,and a small chisel. Cross-examined by Mr Phillips. Q. Was not the money under the mattress ? A.Yes,Davis lifted up the mattress to find it. RICHARD DAVIS. I am a policeman.I accompanied Thomas to the house,and found Dalton.in the privy- I afterwards found the cheroots in the soil-I found under the bed in which Hardiman was lying,14s.11d in copper money,in which I produce ,among which are three penny-pieces claimed by Mrs Ward-Dalton claimed the money was his. Dalton. Q. Did you find me in the privy ? A.Yes standing up-you were not coming into the yard from the back door. JAMES BREWER.I am a policeman.I was at the station when the prisoners were brought in and searched-the policeman's evidence is correct as to all I know. Cross-examined.Q. I believe you took the boots belonging to both prisoners A. Yes I did-I went into the back yard,through which I supposed the entry had been made-there were foot-marks there of one person,which exactly corresponded with Dalton's boots-I observed some mortar sticking to Dalton's boot. DALTON.Q.My boots were as clean as possible,there was nothing sticking to then. MARIA WARD.re-examined I can swear to this penny- piece by its four-square -I had observed it five minutes before I closed the till- we lost some cheroots,and I believe these to be the same-I can swear to these two other penny-pieces -this of had been in the till above a week-a great deal of money has not been found. Dalton. Q. Did not the policeman tell you the marks on the penny-pieces before you saw them ?.A.No I told him before I saw them,and I said if they would give me a paper,I would draw what was on it I said I could not tell on which side of a penny-piece one letter was. Daltons defence I know nothing at about the robbery- the money belongs to me,I received it for my work on Saturday night. John Millwood. I am a bricklayer,Hardiman worked for me off and on ,three years,and bore an honest character- he drew a truck from East lane for the sake of earning 6d- I did not pay him 12s,in halfpence. HARDIMAN received a good character. DALTON - GUILTY,age 20.Transported for fifteen years. HARDIMAN -.GUILTY,aged 20.Confined Nine Months.