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Transportation
John Holding was transported on the Aurora, departing 18th Jun 1835 and arriving 27th Oct 1835 with 300 passengers.
Aurora (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Libraries. Old Bailey. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 96 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey Theft: Housebreaking 2nd January 1834 Before Mr. Justice Alderson. 185. JOHN HOLDING and CHRISTIAN WILLIAM ROWORTH were indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of James William Tyler on the 28th of December , at St. Leonard, Shoreditch, and stealing therein 3 pocket-books, value 1s. 6d.; 11 black lead pencils, value 3d.; and 2 flutes, value 1s. 6d., his property . JAMES WILLIAM TYLER . I keep a general sale shop , and live in Old-street-road , in the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch - I have a good many pocket-books in my shop - about eight o'clock in the evening of last Saturday, Kemp the policeman brought the boy Holding into my shop, and showed me three pocket-books - I looked at my shop-window, and found it broken - it had been cracked before, but this was a fresh crack - the glass was perfectly safe before, but I found it shoved inside - a boy could put his hand through the hole; for I set my boy to try, or I should not have through it possible - a pocket-book could be taken out through the hole - they laid at the corner of the window within reach of the hole - the window was perfectly whole in the morning, I believe - the pocket-books were damaged, and worth 1s. 9d. GEORGE KEMP. I am a constable - I was in Old-street-road last Saturday, and saw the two prisoners and another one with them standing by Tyler's shop window, as if looking in at the window - they left for a few minutes, and walked towards the Curtain-road; and I then saw Holding and the other two cross the road, and observed something under his jacket - I laid hold of him, the others ran away - I took these three pocket-books from under Holding's jacket - he said, "I did not take them from the window; those boys took them and gave them to me" - I searched him and found these eleven pencils on him - I knew who the other two boys were - Roworth was one of them, I am quite certain, and as I took him to the office, he told me they went to sell the flutes, but could not sell them, and chucked them awayin Curtain-road - I had cautioned him not to say anything- there were two flutes lost. Holding. He made me take him and show him where the shop was. KEMP. I did not, I took him directly to the shop. JOHN SHEPHERD. I apprehended Roworth - I told him that I took him for something in Old-street - he said he had not been with any boys, nor had he been in Old-street- I took him to the station-house, and saw the prisoners together at the police-office - I neither threatened nor made them any promise - Roworth said, "The other two boys have got away; I had none of the property, but I picked the putty from the glass." JAMES WILLIAM TYLER . The pocket-books are mine; I can't swear to the pencils, they are exactly like what I lost - I lost two flutes which I never got back. HOLDING - GUILTY . Aged 13. ROWORTH - GUILTY . Aged 13. Recommended to mercy by the Jury, on account of their youth. - Transported for Seven Years . https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?div=t18340102-4 Conduct Record: Free Certificate No.46/1841 https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-21$init=CON31-1-21p130