Frederick Dibben

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Maureen Withey on 2nd August 2024

DEATH IN SYDNEY The death occurred on the 18th instant at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. C. Dan, St. Paul's-street, Randwick, of; Mr. Frederick James Dibben, a former resident of Lithgow, at the age of 84 years. Deceased was a native of Rylstone and resided in Lithgow for ten years. Three years ago he left Lithgow to reside with his son at Gosford and remained there until a few days prior to his death. Deceased has left four children, Mr. W. Dibben,. Lithgow, Mrs. Dan, Randwick, Mr. F. Dibben, Gosford, and Mr W. Dibben, Sydney, Lithgow Mercury, 25 Oct 1911.

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Maureen Withey on 2nd August 2024

the earlier conviction, on 18 august 1845 at the Old Bailey: 1778. GEORGE WRIGHT, WILLIAM BAYLIS , and FREDERICK DIBBIN , were indicted for stealing 1 sixpence, and 2 groats; the monies of George Collins. GEORGE COLLINS . I am a grocer, and live in Kennington-place. On the 1st of Aug., a few minutes after ten o'clock, I was leaving my shop to go into the parlour behind—when I got to the parlour door I heard some money rattle—I turned and saw Baylis leaning on the counter on his elbows, with a halfpenny in his hand—he asked me for a halfpenny-worth of Negrohead tobacco—I said I did not sell it—he then turned, and was about to leave the shop—I looked into my till, and found all the money was gone—I missed a sixpence and two fourpenny pieces, which I had put in the minute before, and what other money there had been in it I do not know—I jumped over the counter, ran round the corner, and caught Baylis in Devonshire-place—my house is the corner house but one to Devonshire-place—I saw Dibbin was just parting from him—I took Baylis back—I said, "I want that money you have taken out of my till"—he said, "What money?"—he said he had none about him—I said, "You have given it to that other chap"—Dibbin was then in the road—he had come back, and was standing near my door—Baylis called to him and said, "Fred.," and Dibbin ran away—after he was gone, Baylis said, "If you will come with me I will take you to the place where the money is"—I said I would keep him—he then ran off, I ran after him up Kennington-lane, and he was taken again. THOMAS JONES . I am waiter at the Queen's Arms, in Kennington-lane. About ten o'clock that morning I saw the three prisoners standing at the corner of Vauxhall-street, right opposite the prosecutor's shop—I saw Baylis and Dibbin leave Wright on the other side of the way, and come across to Mr. Collins's shop—I saw Baylis go inside, and Dibbin was standing outside—I then went indoors, and in a few minutes I went into Devonshire-street, and saw Baylis and Dibbin come down the street, and Baylis gave Dibbin some silver—Mr. Collins then came round the corner, he pursued Baylis and took him—Dibbin then went and gave something to Wright, and they went off together—Dibbin came and stood by Mr. Collins's shop—some person said, "That is the boy that was at the door," and he ran off. THOMAS FARMER WILKINS (police-constable 89 L). I saw Mr. Collins pursue Baylis, and he cried, "Stop thief"—I took him, and Mr. Collins charged him with stealing money from the till—he denied it, but on the way to the station he said, "You b—rogue you think you have got him, but you have not got him yet, and you cannot lag him for this"—he was very abusive all the way. Wright's Defence. I never had any money. Baylies Defence. I did not go to take anything; I went in for some tobacco, and turned out again. WRIGHT*— GUILTY . Aged 22 BAYLIS*— GUILTY . Aged 18 DIBBIN*— GUILTY . Aged 17 Confined Twelve Months.

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Tony Beale on 19th June 2022

1841 Census England. England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for Frederic Dibben England Surrey 1847 Convicted of simple larceny Transport for 7 years UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 for Frederick Dibben Hashemy 1848 22 Nov-1849 22 Jun Suffered from Cholera on trip to Australia Frederick Dibbin in the New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869 No 49/118 Allowed to stay in the Wellington district. Cancelled from being absent

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Tony Beale on 19th June 2022

Old Bailey Online (DoB from here) 1075. FREDERICK DIBDIN was indicted for stealing 1 work-box, value 8s; 2 ear-rings, 10s; 3 brooches, 1l; 1 smelling-bottle, 2s; 2 half sovereigns, 4 half-crowns, and 10s, the property of Harriet Prior; and that he had been before convicted of felony. HARRIET PRIOR . I am single—I am servant to Mr. William Bath—he is president of the Money-order office, in the General Post-office—the prisoner was errand boy in his service. On the 19th March, at half-past seven o'clock in the evening, I came down stairs, and missed my box off the table—it contained two half-sovereigns, a pair of ear-rings, and the other named—the prisoner was then gone, and he never returned—I have not seen the box since—he went away without notice and without his wages. See originalClick to see original CATHERINE WEBSTER . I am the wife of Robert Webster—we live at No, 4, Cottage-place, Jolly Gardener's-yard, Lambeth—the prisoner's mother lodges at that house—the prisoner did not come home on the night the box was missed, he generally has come home since he has been in Mr. Bath's service—he came home at half-past seven o'clock the next morning—on the Sunday following I told him that the cook had been to our house for the papers, and would he give them to her—he said he would—I said, "Will you?"—he said be would, four times, I said, "How will you sent them?"—he said, "In a letter to-mor-row"—I saw him on the Monday, and asked him if the papers were gone—he said, "Yes." HARRIET PRIOR re-examined. Q. What were the papers that were in your box? A. Papers to get money—they could be of no use to the prisoner. WILLIAM ATLEE (police-constable L 110.) I took the prisoner—I said I wanted him for stealing a box from Chester-place—he said he knew nothing about it. Prisoner When I left to go home, the prosecutrix's sister lighted me outside the gate, and saw I had nothing with me. SUSAN PRIOR . I let him out, but he had gone out a few minutes before on an errand, and returned back again. THOMAS BENT (police-constable V 95.) I produce a certificate of the prisoner's former conviction at this court—(read—Convicted 18th August, 1845, and confined one year)—the prisoner is the person—he had several times been in custody before that. GUILTY. Aged 19.— Transported for Seven Years