Daniel Haydon

TRIAL: 21 July, 1856: Convicted at Newington and sentenced to 14 years' transportation for stealing to the value of £5 in a dwelling house, with a previous conviction (England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 for Daniel Haydon; England; Surrey; 1856). --0--

NEWSPAPER report of his trial: 23 July, 1856: From the Morning Herald (London), p7: "EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT A TAVERN. Daniel Haydon and Nathan Jones were indicted for stealing from the dwelling-house of Timothy Black a cashbox containing upwards of 20e. in gold and silver, the property of the said Timothy Black. The prisoners' counsel made an eloquent appeal to the jury, who acquitted Jones and found Haydon guilty. A former conviction of transportation having been proved against Haydon, the Court sentenced him to ten years' transportation." --00--

PREVIOUS CONVICTION & TICKET OF LEAVE #5098: Reference: PCOM 3/47/5098 Licence number 5098: Daniel Haydon. Caption order and prison record from when he was convicted of Stealing a watch from the person after a previous conviction of felony at the Quarter Sessions at Newington, Surrey 09 February 1852. Then aged 19 years and by trade a Labourer. Sentence: 10 years' transportation. Licence granted 10 March 1856, for early release from Warrior hulk. Date: 1856 March 10 Held by: The National Archives, Kew --0--

JAIL: 9 July, 1856: HORSEMONGER Lane -- served 1 month is association with others. 10 July, 1856: Committed to stand trial by Wandsworth Police Court. --0--

9 August, 1856: Admitted to MILLBANK prison at Westminster -- inmate #3121. “After a sentence of transportation was handed down, the prisoner entered into a separate stage where he was placed into an individual cell, isolated from others, apart from brief periods of exercise and attendance at chapel. However, no communication of any kind with other prisoners was permitted at any time. The philosophy behind this penal methodology had its provenances in the religious, monastic traditions; i.e., that in the isolation of his cell the malefactor would be able to contemplate the errors of his way, unadulterated by the negative influences of former contemporaries, and be reformed.” (Edgar, 2018, pp39-40) When first put into practice, the mandated period of separate confinement was 18 months. By the late 1840s, authorities had conceded that such conditions of imprisonment were “injurious to many prisoners’ mental health” and the stint was reduced to 12 months. Periods of separate confinement were reduced further “as a prisoner displayed good behaviour tendencies” (Edgar, p40). Millbank, Wakefield, Pentonville and Mountjoy in Ireland were the “Probation” or “Separate” prisons, as were some local jails. Daniel Haydon was listed as a labourer, single, 26 when convicted, reads imperfectly; Roman Catholic; next of kin his mother, Mrs Haydon, Crown Yard, Kent St Borough. Behaviour in separate confinement "good" -- served 1 month 6 days (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951 for Daniel Haydon; Millbank Prison; Register of Prisoners to 1885). --0--

15 September, 1856: Admitted to PENTONVILLE prison Caledonian Road, London -- inmate #7006. Served 8 months 5 days in separate confinement; behaviour "good". Details as above; 5'3" tall, dark brown hair, hazel eyes and dark complexion; proportionate build (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951 for Daniel Haydon; Pentonville Prison; Register of Prisoners; 1854-1856). --0--

20 May, 1857: Admitted to PORTLAND jail in Dorset -- inmate #7088. Portland, Portsmouth, Chatham and Spike Island in Ireland were listed public works stations and the second stage in the penal process. After separate confinement, prisoners were “placed on work parties at various locations, most commonly naval stations, where maintenance of facilities was vital for the effective protection of Britain’s far flung commercial and military influences around the world. While there, attitude and behaviour were monitored closely. In theory, only after consistently positive reports was a prisoner moved on to the third stage of his incarceration—transportation.” (Edgar, p40) Daniel Haydon -- listed as for Portland and Millbank; health "good"; behaviour "pretty good/tolerable" (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951 for Daniel Haydon; Portland Prison; Prison Records to 1875). --0--

10 September, 1857: Sent from Portland to board the NILE for transportation to WA. He was listed as #7088; behaviour on voyage “good” (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Character Book for Nos 4508-5585 (R8)). --00--

IN WA: From his FREMANTLE jail record: HAYDON, Daniel David; inmate #4597, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Alias: David Date of Birth: 1830 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Labourer Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Newington, Surrey, England Crime: Larceny in dwelling house Sentence Period: 14 years Ticket of Leave Date: 9 Feb 1860 Conditional Pardon Date: 8 Oct 1862 Comments: To New Bedford, America, 17 Mar 1873 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/). --00--