Edward Edwards

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Penny-Lyn Beale on 13th October 2024

1827 - Ticket of Leave. No; 27/719. 27 September 1827. Trade; Shoemaker. Year of birth; 1774. Noted across the Ticket. "Cancelled the holder having been killed by a stab of a knife in Pitt Street, Sydney in March 1833 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census No; 4040. Edward Edward. Age 53. [Born abt 1764] Ship; Lord Eldon 1817. 14 years. Protestant. Trade; Shoemaker to Jno Pritchard, Pitt Street, Sydney. Ticket of Leave Noted against name "dead" New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register Death; March 1833. Killed in Sydney The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842) View title info Mon 27 May 1833. Page 2. LAW INTELLIGENCE. Edward Green was indicted for the willful murder of Edward Edwards, by stabbing him with a knife, at Sydney, on the 1st March. It appeared in the course of the evidence that prisoner and deceased were servants in the employ of Mr. Pritchard, in Pitt-street; that between 8 and 9 o'clock of the morning of the day laid in the information, when the men and apprentices were getting their breakfast in a room adjoining the kitchen, deceased got up, and went into the front shop, followed by two apprentices ; he returned in a minute or two, followed by prisoner ; deceased went into the kitchen, and prisoner remained at his breakfast, when one of the men asked him where he had been ? he replied, round the market; lie then turned short round, and went into the kitchen, a scuffle was heard, and on the men going in, prisoner and deceased were seen scuffling, prisoner, with a knife in his hand, and blood spouting from deceased ; one of the men seized prisoner, and another took the knife away ; a person said to him that he had done a shocking deed, to which lie replied he wanted to be hung, rather than live n life of misery, and he wished to serve one person else the same way. Dr. Bland having been sent for, the deceased's wounds were dressed, and' he was put to bed ; about twelve thut night deceased said he knew he could not live, and wished some one would write home to his wife ; he also said, that while stooping at the kitchen fire, the prisoner stabbed him in the side, and before he could recover himself, prisoner pulled out the knife, and stabbed him again ; he then turned round, and caught him by the collar ; prisoner then stabbed him twice on the other side ; he also said he wished the prisoner had done it fatally, and not put him in such torment; about six o'clock the following morning he expired. The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848) View title info Fri 31 May 1833. Page 3. Domestic Intelligence. Execution.— On Monday Edward Green, convicted of the willful murder of Edward Edwards, suffered death at the usual place of execution in Sydney jail. He appeared totally indifferent to the late which a waiting him.

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Maureen Withey on 23rd June 2024

On Monday last Edward Edwards, shoemaker, was committed to the City Gaol, by John H. Yallop, Esq. mayor, for stealing a large quantity of leather, the property of Mr. Joseph Gaze, currier, without St. Benedict's Gates. Bury and Norwich Post, 31 Jan 1816. CITY ASSIZES. On Saturday, the following prisoners were tried before the Lord Chief Justice:— … Edward Edwards, aged years, was capitally convicted burglariously enter into the warehouse of Mr. Joseph in St. Benedict's, the night the 23d of January last, and stealing thereout a considerable quantity of leather, the property the said Joseph Gaze, and received sentence of Death. … Norfolk Chronicle, 24 Aug 1816. And Edward Edwards, for stealing a quantity of leather from the premises of Mr. Joseph Gaze. — Gunton was left for execution, the others were reprieved. Bury and Norwich Post, 21 Aug 1816.