Jesse Oldham

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D Wong on 12th July 2016

Jesse Oldham was convicted of burglary in the dwelling house of John Smith of Pendlebury, Cheshire, along with Robert Smith (Florentia 1830). Jesse was 21 years old on arrival in VDL., he was 5’4 ½” tall, brown hair and eyes, single, born in Romly, Cheshire. 1830-33 Musters: Public Works 1835: Assigned to Mr Lackey 2/5/1840: TOL 10/4/1844: Free Certificate. 30/10/1852: Departed Hobart per ‘Montezuma’ to Melbourne. 13/4/1858 The Star, Ballarat: EASTERN POLICE COURT SUSPICIOUS LOITERING.-Jesse Oldham, an old man, was charged with suspiciously loitering upon the premises of a Mr Vignoles. The defence set up was that the prisoner was looking for his boarding-house, but a Mr Ellis deposed that he had found the same prisoner on bis own premises without apparent reason or excuse. The Bench discharged the prisoner at the same time giving him a severe caution. 26/5/1858 The Star, Ballarat: STEALING A SADDLE.- Jesse Oldham was charged with stealing a saddle, the property of Thomas Chambers. The prosecutor having identified the saddle, stated that on Saturday night last his horse was standing outside the Telegraph Hotel, Plank Road, when the saddle was stolen. He next saw the saddle on Monday, on a horse belonging to a Mr Northage, who said he had bought the saddle. He valued the saddle at £6 or £7. William Henry Northage stated that he was a butcher living on the Plank Road. On Monday morning between eight and nine o'clock, the prisoner brought the saddle to the shop of witness, who bought the saddle for 35s. The prisoner said he had taken the saddle in payment of 200 laths or slabs. The prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next Circuit Court, to be held at Ballarat on the 17th June. 1884: There is a death listed on the Victorian BDM for a Jesse Oldham – Father was James, Mother, Elizabeth. Such a singular name, I assume it was him.