Charles Seward

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D Wong on 13th April 2020

Old Bailey: CHARLES SEWARD. Miscellaneous: returning from transportation. 15th February 1827 Verdict Guilty > pleaded guilty Sentence Death SECOND DAY. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16. Second Middlesex Jury - Before Mr. Sergeant Arabin. CHARLES SEWARD was indicted for that, at a Special Session of the delivery of the gaol of the County of Kent, holden at Maidstone, on the 2d of January, in the 6th year of his present Majesty's reign, the said Charles Seward was, in due form of law, tried and convicted on an indictment against him, for a burglary in the dwelling-house of John Nugent, and was thereupon ordered and adjudged to be hanged by the neck until he should be dead, but his Majesty having been graciously pleased to extend the Royal mercy to him, on condition of his being transported for the term of Fourteen Years; and afterwards, to wit, on the 15th of January last, feloniously was at large, without lawful cause, within his Majesty's dominions, to wit, at St. Clement Danes, before the expiration of the said term, for which he was so ordered to be transported, as aforesaid, against the statute. SECOND COUNT, the same, only omitting to set out the caption of the Session, and the indictment. The prisoner pleaded GUILTY - DEATH. Aged 22. Charles was listed as 22 years old on arrival. Native Place: London. Charles could read, was single, (his Convict Indent indicates that he had 1 child), was 5'1" tall, ruddy complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes. Assigned to the Engineers Dept. 18/7/1829 The Sydney Monitor: SATURDAY.-Charles Seward and Samuel Tridens were charged with having attempted to escape from the Colony. Captain Drysdale, of the Governor Philips, proved the prisoners were put on board his vessel at Norfolk Island, by the Captain of a whaler, in whose vessel they had escaped from this Colony; they were both prisoners for life.--Three years to a penal settlement. 20/4/1843: TOL Parramatta 28/12/1844: (Newspaper date) Tickets-of-leave Cancelled.— James Watson Clifford, per ship Roslyn Castle, and Charles Seward, per ship Prince Regent, both for being accessary to a private still— (These are the two men who were found on the Darling Mill brewery, at the time of the seizure.) 21/2/1845: TOL - In lieu of 43/1165 dated 20/4/1843. 23/7/1847: TOL Passport - Allowed to travel between Parramatta and Sydney on his own business for 12 months - Parramatta Bench. 2/11/1848: TOL Passport On the memorandum of Captain McLean. 1/6/1849: CP 29/1/1885 Sydney Morning Herald: IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES. ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION In the Will of CHARLES SEWARD, late of Parramatta, in the colony of New South Wales, Landowner, deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that, after the expiration of fourteen days from the publication hereof, application will be made to the Supreme Court of New South Wales, in its Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, that Probate of the last Will and Testament of the above-named deceased may be granted to MARY SEWARD, of Parramatta aforesaid, his Widow, the sole Executrix in, the said Will name. Dated this 28th Day of January, A.D. 1885. SYDNEY F. BILLYARD, Proctor for the said Executrix, 52, Castlereagh-street, Sydney. 28/9/1889 Australian Town and Country Journal, Sydney: DEATH. SEWARD.__September 21, ar Wigram-street, Harris Park, Mary, relict of the late Charles Seward, aged 74 years. "Her end was peace." Obviously 'Annie' is Mary Able. Listed as Mary Able on her marriage to Charles in 1843 - NSW BDM.

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Marilyn Guy on 13th April 2020

Charles was sent to Norfolk Island twice, 31/8/1833 trying to escape the colony and 14/8/1829 for breaking and entering a dwelling, notation on his prison records state to be properly ironed and searched. After returning from Norfolk he married Mary Abel a Police Constable’s daughter on 30/5/1843 at St Johns Presbyterian Church Sydney. They had 5 children and remained in Parramatta until his death in 1885. In his last will and testament he left all his worldly goods to his wife Mary.