Daniel Love

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Penny-Lyn Beale on 27th November 2024

High Court of Justiciary Trial Papers Title Trial papers relating to Alice Graham, George Symon, Daniel Love, Mary McKeevor Name Daniel Love Role Accused Designation son of Widow Love Age 18 Approx Birth Year 1815 Crime Robbery and reset of theft Trial Date 26 April 1833 Trial Location Glasgow Verdict Guilty Verdict Comments Guilty - robbery. Sentence Transportation - 14 years NRS Reference JC26/1833/337 Crown Office Precognitions Accused Name and Designation Age Birthplace Crime Crime Location *** Alice (Elice) Graham alias Graham, sewer, Market Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire 28 Robbery and reset of theft *** Daniel Love, tailor (son of Widow Love), Possil Quarry, Glasgow, Lanarkshire 18 Robbery and reset of theft *** George Symon alias Robertson, shoemaker, Mr Hepburn, George Street, Glasgow (son of George Symon, shoemaker), Fiddler's Close, High Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire 19 Robbery and reset of theft *** Mary McKeevor (m.s. Graham), broker (wife of Michael McKeevor, broker), Market Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire 45 Robbery and reset of theft

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Jill Dixon on 6th February 2023

He was convicted at the Circuit Court, Glasgow in April 1833 and was transferred to the Prison Hulk 'Justitia' moored on the Thames on 11 June (together with 28 others from Glasgow, including friend George Symon with him, convicted to 14 years in transportation, for robbery of stockings) before transportation in October that year. The trip took 111 days. In the 'convict indent' it shows Daniel at 20 years as 5'1", sallow complexion, brown eyes, with several scars. On the same document, later added is his 'Ticket of Leave' number 44/520 and he can read and write and is a protestant. He is assigned to private service, he was lucky: his master was Richard Hipkiss, Sydney. He probably worked in the orchard at Kissing Point on the Parramatta River, 2kms south of Ryde, Sydney(At least he had some food to supplement his Government allocated rations). Richard Hipkiss was originally from Birmingham, where he was involved in the Birmingham Political Union. On arriving in Aust in 1832 he was an agriculturalist (his main interest), an agrarian reformer, a co-operative advocate, an artist/painter, an auctioneer, a shipping agent, a political activist, public lecturer, co. director and farmer. It is thought Daniel remained in service with Hipkiss until he obtained his Ticket of Leave in 1844. He was awarded this for good conduct allowing hi to work for himself as long as they remained in a specific area. He was 'allowed to Port Fairy June 1846" Shipping information showed he travelled back and forth between Syd and Port F, as a passenger, possibly in the employ of Richard Hipkiss who also had a property at Warrnambool.

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Larina Harper on 23rd February 2021

Daniel served his time in New South Wales before going south to Victoria. He resided in the Port Fairy area, and married Susannah Woolner. They lived around Muddy Creek. Susannah was a devout Christian and a School teacher, establishing the Muddy Creek school. They had one child together (James Love). Daniel is survived by an extremely large number of descendants as James married and had many children that survived, and his won son James Love Jnr married twice and had about thirteen children. Records are held in the Victoria State Library about Daniel who converted around the time he married and became a local Lay Priest, supporting the community. The death index has him aged at 89 when he died. His occupation prior to transportation is not particularly known, his father was a sail maker, and it is known that for a time that Daniel was worked drawing upon the skills that he would have learned from his father. However, he eventually worked full time as a preacher.