Charles Hollingshead

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Maureen Withey on 21st November 2020

Convicts Index 1791- 1873. Mary Halpin, per Brothers 1827, Certificate of Freedom, Date: 18 Jun 1836. Wife of Charles Hollingshead, per Baring (1815), fbs, (as stated on her C.F.)

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Maureen Withey on 8th September 2020

Robbbery.— Charles Hollingshead and Mary Hollingshead were on Tuesday charged with having stolen the sum of £16 (one £10 note and six £1 notes) from Elizabeth O'Laughlin, residing in Kent- street. The complainant, on Saturday last, having stated her loss to Inspector Singleton, and named the accused as the parties whom she suspected, that officer immediately proceeded to their residence; on his way he encountered the male prisoner in Druitt-street; the lnspector accosted him, and inquired where he had been; the prisoner replied that he had been pawning a pair of shoes in Mr. Benson's office, in Druitt-street. The Inspector made no further enquiries, but soon after repaired to the pawn-office, where he asked to be shown the shoes that a person had just pawned there. He (the Inspector) examined the shoes in the presence of the pawnbroker, and beneath the lining of one of the shoes he discovered a £10 note and three £1 notes (notes produced); he then returned to the house of the prisoners' and arrested them. The prosecutrix identified the £10 note as the one that had been stolen from her; she had no hesitation in doing so, as she had a private mark on it, by which she easily recognised it. Mr. Benson deposed that the male prisoner was the person who had pawned the shoes produced with him in the fictitious name of Jones. The accused, who made no defence, were committed to take their trial at the next Quarter Sessions. The People’s Advocate, 17 Dec 1853.

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Maureen Withey on 8th September 2020

MAITLAND QUARTER SESSIONS. Wednesday, October 11. RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY. Charles Hollingshed was indicted for having in his possession, on the 28th August last, four handkerchiefs, a pair of boots, and a waistcoat, the property of Charles Henry, well knowing the same to have been stolen. Mr. Purefoy appeared for the prisoner; solicitor, Mr. Turner. It appeared that some handkerchiefs, shirts, a waistcoat, and pair of boots, were stolen from the shop of the prosecutor on the night of the 28th August, and on the following evening, as Mrs. Henry was passing the prisoner's shop she saw the handkerchiefs there; she informed constable Grant of the circumstance, and he proceeded to the house, and asked to search it. The prisoner said he might, and be found a pair of boots, which Mrs. Henry claimed as her property. The prisoner then objected to the further search of the premises, and Grant sent for Tonge, the lockup keeper. After much opposition Grant proceeded with the search, and some of the other articles were found. The prisoner offered the constable £2 to say no more about it, and he would give the things up. After the case for the prosecution had closed, Mr. Purefoy briefly addressed the jury, and called Elizabeth Jones, who stated that she saw the prisoner purchase two checked shirts, some handkerchiefs, a pair of boots, and a waistcoat, from a man who, from his dirty appearance, she took to be a driver of teams, but she did not know him. Ten shillings were paid for them; she saw the money paid. It was between nine and ten o'clock in the morning when he bought them, and as soon as he had made the purchase witness hung the handkerchiefs up in the verandah for sale. The Chairman then summed up, and the jury retired for a few minutes, and returned a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was sentenced to be transported to a penal settlement for seven years. Maitland Mercury, 14 Oct 1843. -------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Convict Conduct Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON37-1-3$init=CON37-1-3p57 States he had a Colonial Sentence for receiving 2 shirts, a pair of boots and a waistcoat and was sentenced to be transported to VDL. Tried at Maitland Q.S., 10 Oct 1843. He was aged 53, and a native of Drury Lane, London, and was married. His trade was a shoemaker. He could read and write. He arrived in Norfolk Island 10 March 1844. ---------------------------------------------------- CONVICT DEPARTMENT. Comptroller-General's Office. 3rd Nov., 1847. It is hereby notified to the undermentioned, individuals, that it is the intention of his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, to recommend them to the consideration of her Majesty the Queen for Conditional Pardons:- Charles Hollingshead, Baring and Lady Franklin. Colonial Times (Hobart) 12 Nov 1847. -------------------------------------------------- Charles was present in VDL for the 1851 census. He left VDL 19 March 1851 on board the Shamrock, which was bound for Melbourne.

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Maureen Withey on 8th September 2020

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 08 September 2020), July 1814, trial of CHARLES HOLLINGSHED (t18140706-60). CHARLES HOLLINGSHED, Theft > theft from a specified place, 6th July 1814. 621. CHARLES HOLLINGSHED was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 3d of July , in the dwelling-house of Thomas Nellon , a coat, value 1 l. two shirts, value 16 s. two handkerchiefs, value 5 s. three bank dollars, value 16 s. 6 d. and two 1 l. bank notes , the property of James Foster . JAMES FOSTER . I am a shoemaker ; I live in Baldwyn's-gardens, No. 4 ; I believe it is in the parish of St. Andrew's; I am not certain. I lodge in the house of Thomas Nellon ; he lives there. Q. On the 3rd of July did you lose any property - A. Yes; a blue coat, of the value of thirty shillings; two shirts, value ten shillings; a silk handkerchief; a cotton handkerchief, value sixpence; two one-pound bank notes; and three five-shilling and sixpenny pieces. I lost them between eight and nine in the evening; I saw them when I went out; that was about a quarter before six in the evening. I returned a few minutes after nine. My box was in the tap room; where the prisoner and myself lodged. Immediately I went up stairs, I missed my things. The prisoner was in the room when I left the room. He was not there when I returned, and my things were missing. I did not see the prisoner until the following Wednesday. He had lodged in the room with me four or five weeks. I lost my property on Sunday evening, the 3rd of July. I saw my property and the prisoner at the office on the Wednesday evening. DANIEL FOLEY . I am a labourer. I was in St. Giles's on Monday, the 4th of July, between ten and eleven in the morning, I saw the prisoner there, he had got his kit of tools in an apron, and a shirt in a handkerchief. I bought a coat and a handkerchief of the prisoner. The officer has got the coat and handkerchief. I bought it on Monday; the officer came for it an Wednesday. EDWARD PAYNE. I am a labouring man. I met the prisoner on the afternoon the day after the things were missing; he had got his kit of tools and one shirt tied up in an handkerchief; he asked me to buya shirt; I did; I gave him four shillings for it. I put the shirt on directly I bought it. I gave it to the officer on Wednesday. The shirt that I gave to Mr. Read, the officer, was the shirt I bought of the prisoner. WILLIAM READ , JUNIOR. I am an officer. On Tuesday, the 5th of July, the prisoner came to me, and told me he wanted me to take him into custody. I asked him what for; he said, for a felony; he told me he had robbed a person at No. 4, Baldwyn's-gardens. Me and my father, another officer, on the Wednesday went with him to St. Giles's, and took the two witnesses into custody; they told us, they had bought it fairly, and they would give it up to us. All that is recovered, is a coat, handkerchief, and a shirt. The prisoner told me he had spent the money, and the other shirt he had sold to a strange man in the street; he did not know who he was. Q. Had the prisoner his senses - A. Yes. He said these two men had his tools, and they would not give them up; he might as well resign himself up; he could not go to work. I went and found his tools. Q. to Prosecutor. Look at the coat - A. I am sure it is my coat; I had the coat made for me; I value it at thirty shillings, it is worth more; the handkerchief is worth five shillings; the shirt is worth eight shillings. I am sure they are my property. Q. to Read. What parish is this house in - A. In the parish of St. Pancras. GUILTY - DEATH , aged 21. Second Middlesex jury, before Mr. Justice Dallas. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary index. HOLLINGSHEAD, Charles. Per "Baring", 1815. 1815 Sep 15 - On list of convicts disembarked from the "Baring" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6004; 4/3494 p.176) 1818 Aug 11 - On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6006; 4/3499 p.13) 1819 Dec - On monthly return of prisoners punished at Newcastle (Reel 6023; 4/1718 pp.95-6) ------------------------------------------------------ NSW Permissions to Marry. 1825-1851. Permission dated 4 Aug 1830, at Narrellan. Charles Hollingshead, Per Baring 1, age 38, 7 years, free, and Mary Halpin, per Brothers 2, age 33, 7 years, Bond. Rev. T. Hassall.