William Herring

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Shane Currey on 31st October 2019

He married Eleanor Maberly/Currey in 1853 after the death of her husband. Thomas E Currey, whom she had 4 children to. She remarried William and they moved to Bathurst. Eleanor then had 5 children to William Herring.Died Bathurst 1844.

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Ray Herring on 28th October 2015

Proceedings of the Old Bailey commencing page 147 16th September 1830 1830 William Herring was indicted for steeling, on the 18th of September, 1 snuff-box, value 3 shillings, the goods of John Anderson, from his person. John Anderson: I was in Crown Street on Saturday last between 12 and 1 o'clock - I was going home and saw a disturbance; I went with a friend to see what it was - and felt a tug at my pocket, turned and missed my box; I saw the prisoner working his way through the crowd, and calling to another person: I seized him and called the Policeman, and gave him in charge; the moment I did that I saw him throw something down and area - we took him to a public house; and found my snuff-box in his left hand coat pocket , and the next morning the private watchman found my friend's snuff-box down the area - there had been no snuff in mine; this is my box- it appeared to me the prisoner had some one with him; he called to some one. Peter Jackson: I am a Policeman. I took the prisoner and found this box in his left-hand coat pocket. GUILTY: At aged 16, transported to New South Wales for fourteen years. William arrived in the colony of New South Wales, as a convict on the second voyage of the ship Hercules. The ship departed Downs on the 19th June 1832 and arrived Sydney on the 16th October 1832. He was granted his certificate of freedom at Goulburn on the 16th November 1844. The next piece of evidence is a reference to a drunken dissordally charge. It cost William 40 pounds and 2 nights in Bathurst Gaol. the key is that it lists William as arriving on the Hercules in 1832 and his convict number. This places him in the district 3 years befor the marriage of William and Eleanor in 1853. Settling in the Bathurst District, He married Eleanor Currie, a widow with two children and settled on a property known as "Glen Esk" on the banks of Campbells River in 1853. The property is still in existance today and is situated on the north bank of Campbells River 500meters down stream from the Ben Chifley Dam. This property was a parcel of the lands granted to John Smith. A condition of that grant was that he employ convicts work the land and in return was to provide food and lodging to them. "Glen Esk" fronts onto the O'Connell Road, The Lagoon. 2795. is currently owned by Mr and Mrs K & E Willott. (02) 6337 2558. William and Ellen had five children. Henry, James, David, Richard and Edward. * Search Convicts * Browse Convicts * Resources William Herring Sentenced to 14 years William Herring, one of 200 convicts transported on the Hercules, 14 June 1832 Convicted at Middlesex Gaol Delivery for a term of 14 years on 16 September 1830 Ship name: Hercules. Departure date: 14th June, 1832, Place of arrival: New South Wales Source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 357(179) William Herring was charged with assault with intent to rob in Dubbo on the 15th December 1882. 233 NRS 849 72760 & 2761 William Herring appeared in the Dubbo Quater sessions on 22nd February 1883. He was charged with common assault on Ah Kin and sentenced to 3 months hard labour in Dubbo Gaol. New South Wales Police Gazette.