Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
William Lock was transported on the Mangles, departing 29th Mar 1820 and arriving 7th Aug 1820 with 192 passengers.
ManglesReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 279 (141). State Archives NSW, TOL (Series: NRS 12200; Item: [4/4060]; Fiche: 753)& Convict Indents (Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4007]; Microfiche: 644) |
| 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 |
Claims
"William was transported for stealing lead along with 2 others. I’m a direct descendant"
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Convict Notes
Tried at the Old Bailey, 15 Sept 1819. 1277. JOHN LAWRENCE , WILLIAM LOCK , and RICHARD COLEBECK were indicted for stealing, on the 17th of July , 60 lbs. of lead, value 5 s., the property of Richard Jeffreys , and fixed to a building of his . RICHARD JEFFREYS . I have some unfinished houses in College-street, Camden-town ; I lost the lead from the gutters. JOHN DAVIS . On the 17th of July, about seven o'clock in the evening, I was informed three boys had gone into the vaults of these houses. I watched there a considerable time, at last one boy came up to the top of the vault, looked out, saw me watching, came towards me, and sat down on the ground; he went back again, and was there a considerable time. I afterwards saw three boys come out of the vaults with their clothes unbuttoned - I laid hold of them all, called for assistance; a man came and tied their hands together. I went into the vault, and there found the three prisoners, with six pieces of lead, partly covered over with bricks and dirt. I secured them also, and with assistance took them to the watch-house. On my road to the watch-house Pearce said he would tell all he knew about it. They were committed. (Property produced and sworn to.) WILLIAM PEARCE . I went to bathe with my brother, a boy threw stones at me, and ran down to the building; I went down, and saw the prisoners, Lawrence was on the rafters, conveying the lead down to the other two, Colebeck helped him, Lock cut it, bent it up, and covered it over. LAWRENCE - GUILTY . Aged 15. LOCK - GUILTY . Aged 17. Transported for Seven Years . COLEBECK - GUILTY . Aged 15. Confined Six Months . Third Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder.
He was 17 years old when convicted of stealing lead, the youngest associate was 15.
Ticket of Leave No.294/1768 dated 2 June 1825, Year of Birth: 1802, Convicted: 15 September 1819, Trade: Shoemaker Convict Indents: Aged 18, Shoemaker, TOL 1768, Sallow complexion, Dark Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes
Married Eleanor Fox (convict) in 1830 at Sutton Forest. Died at Cragie near Bombala. Alledged birth is 1801 Bishops Somerset.