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Maureen Withey on 22nd November 2019

Michael Dogherty, Andrew M'Kew, alias Shales, and Thomas Butler, for highway robbery; Norfolk Chronicle, 19 Mar 1814

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Maureen Withey on 22nd November 2019

Irish Convict Database , by Peter Mayberry: Andrew McKew, age 27, Indefatigable 2 1815, convicted at Buckingham Assizes, 1814, Life, native of Wicklow, trade – miner. Michael Dogherty, Andrew McKew, and Thomas Butler, three desperate characters, lately made their escape out of Aylesbury prison ; but their want of knowledge of the town and country caused them soon to be retaken, and properly secured again in the prison. They are charged with highway robbery, in stopping and robbing Mr. John Ridgway, of Shenley, Bucks, in the parish of Woolverton, of upwards of 10L. in of bank notes, &c. Mr. Ridgway was returning home of from market on horseback, when he was stopped and robbed by the prisoners, barbarously ill-treated, and left in a ditch for dead. A neighbour and friend of his, having followed him from market, his attention was drawn to the to the ditch by the groans of Mr. Ridgway, whom he found wounded and bruised in a most shocking manner, and the saddle of his horse pressed upon his face with an intent of smothering him. His friend got him out of the ditch, and rendered him every possible assistance, and having learnt from Mr. Ridgway a description of the robbers, he traced and pursued them in to Fenny Stratford, where, with proper assistance, he had them secured, and, on searching them, the property of which they had robbed Mr. Ridgway was found upon them. Morning Chronicle, 8 Mar 1814 Thomas Butler, convicted with Andrew McKew, later made a statement, in 1829, having been transported, which throws light on the early days of his two accomplices, although his account of the robbery contradicts the newspaper reports of the time. The voluntary statement of Thomas Butler who saith I was born at Tulla in the county of Carlow Ireland. My father was a farmer, I left my Father’s house in 1812 I was then about twenty years of age I went to Dublin and enlisted for a soldier in the 25th light dragoons I remained in the Regiment for a year and a half and deserted from it in Maidstone in Kent two of my comrades deserted with me and on our road to Liverpool being without money we stopped a Mr John Ridgeway on the High Road near Stoney Stratford on an evening in September 1813 and robbed him of between nine and ten pounds in money, we took nothing else from his person we did not ill use him, I held his horse whilst the other men took the money from him which he gave up readily and then rode towards London, we proceeded along the Liverpool road to Daventry, we were in Regimentals when we committed the robbery, but had no arms we bought some coloured cloths at Lancaster/Towcester? and left our fatigue dresses there, the next morning we were taken in Daventry examined the same day by some Magistrates at Stoney Stratford and committed to Aylesbury Gaol and tried on the ninth of March 1814 before Sir Vicary Gibbs and cast for Death, I was transported to New South Wales in the Indefatigable and arrived in Sydney in April 1815. .... https://manuscript3251.wordpress.com/page/2/ Sentenced to Death, later reprieved to Tranportation for Life.

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Robyn Everist on 11th July 2018

Conduct record transcription: Dec 4 1819 - gross misconduct, forfeit ticket of leave. Dec 14 1819 - drunk and disorderly, 1 week for Govt in his own time May 26 1820 - stealing a whale boat and absconding, 200 lashes and to be sent to Newcastle for the remainder of his sentence. May 25 1824 - absconding into the woods, 100 lashes and labour 6 months in irons June 10 1824 - robbing his fellow prisoner of his shoes, 7 days solitary confinement on bread and water. Sept 6 1825 - neglect of duty as a constable, 25 lashes and discharged as constable. Corporal punishment remitted. April 3 1824 - absconding from Macquarie Harbour, to be returned. July 6 1829 - overseer of chain gang, drinking with James Blower one of his gang in a public house, and causing the removal of his irons. Dismissed from his position and ordered to be placed in P.W. Hobart Town. Feb 12 1830 - Feloniously assaulting John Robins the elder of Glenorchy on the Kings Highway at Glenorchy aforesaid on the 4th inst' and putting him in bodily fear and stealing in teh dwelling house of the said John Robins the elder one metal watch of the value of £2 and divers other articles of the value of £5 and upwards of the goods and chattles John Robins the younger of Glenorchy, Committed for trial Mar 16 1830 - to be hung May 14 1830 - executed at Hobart Town

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Robyn Everist on 11th July 2018

Description https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON23-1-1$init=CON23-1-1-p060j2k Ship – 1814 Indefatigable to NSW Ship – Kangaroo to VDL Trial – Aylesbury March 1814 Sentence – life Height – 5’ 9 ½ “ Hair – brown Eyes – grey Age – 28 Trade – labourer Native place – Ireland Scar over left eyebrow Sentenced to be Executed – March 1830 Execution – 14 May 1830

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Robyn Everist on 11th July 2018

Conduct record http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON31-1-6,358,18,F,60 14 May 1830 - execution for burglary https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233096339?searchTerm=executions &searchLimits=l-year=1830|||l-month=5|||l-state=Tasmania|||l-decade=183|||sortby=dateAsc#