Thomas Shuttleworth

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Maureen Withey on 12th October 2025

Colonial Secretary Index. SHUTTLEWORTH, Thomas Parker. Per "Henry", 1823 1823 Sep 12 On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3291; 4/4570D p.115) 1825 Jan 25 Clerk to George Allen, solicitor. Petition for free passage for his wife Elizabeth Robinson & five children (Fiche 3287; 4/1112.1A pp.336-8) -------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Sept 1823. Thomas Shuttleworth, per Henry, Assigned to Mr Allen, resident at George Street. -------------------------------------------------------------- The Respectful Memorial of Thomas Parker Shuttleworth Sheweth That your Memorialist was brought up in a professional Office in England, and was tried at the Quarter Sessions held at Salford in the County Palatine of Lancaster in the month of January 1823 and received sentence of Transportation for seven years, arrived in this Colony per the Ship Henry, Thomas Thatcher Master), on the 26 day of August in the said year, and remained in the employ of Government until the 12th day of September following; since which period your Memorialist has been employed as Clerk in the Office of George Allen Esquire, Solicitor of Sydney. That your Memorialist has left a wife and five children now residing in Atkinson Street Liverpool whom he is desirous should join him, and as he is enabled to support them on their arrival in this Colony, he humbly prays the usual mode of sending for families may be adopted. And your memorialist as in duty bound will ever pray, (Signed) T P Shuttleworth. I, George Allen of Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales, Attorney at Law, do hereby certify that the Memorialist has been in my service as Clerk since the twelfth day of September 1823, during which time he has conducted himself with propriety and that he is worthy of the indulgence prayed for and also enabled to support his family on their arrival in this Colony. (Signed) George Allen, Solicitor Sydney, 25th January 1825. Thomas Parker Shuttleworth married Elizabeth Robinson (his present wife) at Warrington Old Church in the month of August 1812 with Licence by the Revd. J. Joping. Elizabeth Shuttleworth (wife) aged 31 years. Harriet Bamford Shuttleworth, aged 10 years. William Robinson Shuttleworth, aged 8 years. Mary Roylance Shuttleworth, aged 6 years. Elizabeth Shuttleworth, aged 4 years. Alice Shuttleworth, aged 2 years. The above by Law can claim the Parish of Edge Hill near Liverpool in the County of Lancaster. --------------------------------------------------------------- NSW Convict Index. Thomas Shuttleworth, Per Henry, 1823. Certificate of Freedom, 20 Feb 1830. No 20/0080. MR. HELY AND CERTIFICATES OF FREEDOM. A person named Thomas Shuttleworth, who had been in the employ of a settler at Patrick's Plains, became entitled to his certificate of freedom in January last; and at his instance. the Magistrates in that quarter applied for it to the proper Department on his behalf. In the meantime Shuttleworth visited Sydney on some private business for his late employer, and being on the spot, applied for his certificate at the office of the Colonial Secretary, whence he was referred to the Principal Superintendent of Convicts, to whom the document had been duly transmitted by the clerk for the purpose of being forwarded to Shuttleworth at Patrick's Plains. On the man's personal application for his certificate, Mr. Hely declined to deliver it to him, abruptly telling him he must return to his former station and receive it there. In vain the man urged that he had no further business at Patrick's Plains, and that he was destitute of the means to return. Mr. Hely refused him his certificate. In this dilemma, Shuttleworth offered his services to a gentleman in Sydney, telling him he was a free man, but could not, owing to some alleged informality, obtain his certificate. To ascertain the truth of this statement, the gentleman addressed the Colonial Secretary, who promptly replied, that Shuttleworth's account was correct ; and that if his certificate had not been sent to Patrick's Plains, he would doubtless receive it on repeating his application to the Superintendent of Convicts. Shuttleworth, fortifed by this letter, immediately waited on Mr. Hely again, requesting his certificate, which was again refused. Shuttleworth then produced the said letter. It operated like a magic spell. The pertinacity of the Superintendent instantly relaxed, and he delivered him the contested certificate! This is as bad in affair as poor James O'Neil's. Sydney Monitor, 20 Mar 1830. ------------------------------------------------------------------ NSW BMD Death Reg: 186/1852. Thomas P Shuttleworth, age 60, NV district. (Church of England, Camperdown; Newtown.) Find a grave. Thomas Parker Shuttleworth, died 23 March 1852, born 1792. Buried at Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown, Sydney.

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Maureen Withey on 12th October 2025

NEW BAILEY QUARTER SESSIONS. In-Fortunate Case.—Thomas Shuttleworth, Thomas Baxter, and Wm. Brotherton were put to the bar, charged with having stolen ten sovereigns from Thomas Webster, on the 20th of November, under the following singular circumstances.  Webster was sitting in the Grapes public-house, in Manchester, drinking a glass of brandy and water, when the prisoner Brotherton came in; he was followed in about five minutes afterwards by Baxter and Shuttleworth. They appeared to be strangers to one another, and Baxter began swaggering and talking his nonsense ; he said, he and his brother had had a considerable sum of money left them, by a person in London, but his brother could not go to town, fur he had been so infortunate as to break his leg. Shuttleworth instantly said, there was no such word as infortunate, and that he meant unfortunate. Webster being critical in orthography, joined with Shuttleworth in asserting there was not such a word; upon which  Baxter offered to bet Webster 1000£ on it, he declined taking the bet, saying, he was not accustomed to deal in such a large way. Baxter called him a shabby fellow, and said he had not a shilling in his pocket ; he would bet him 10 pounds, or if he had not so much, ten shillings. Webster  not liking the epithet shabby, and wishing to show off, produced ten sovereigns, and gave them to Brotherton, as  stake holder. Baxter also pulled out what seemed to be two five pound notes, which Brotherton held. Shuttleworth was sent out for a dictionary and Webster left the room in search of one also. When he returned the prisoners were gone. Presently, however, Shuttleworth returned, and appeared surprised that neither  of the others were there; then Baxter came in and asked where Brotherton was gone; exclaimed, “d—n him, I hope has not gone off with our money.”   Webster had no suspicion of the parties, but went to the landlady and asked her where Brotherton was and mentioned the wager. She being more au fait, in such matters, suspected they were imposing on him, and sent to the Police Office, rather  against Webster’s consent. Kilby came, and secured Shuttleworth and Baxter. Baxter then said he knew Brotherton very well, he was a drover; and Shuttleworth accompanied Kilby to the White Horse, in Hangin Shuttle- itch, where they saw Brotherton. who said to him, “you should not have bolted when you saw the pigs (Police Officers) coming; if you had staid and turned up the blunt, all would have been well.” Kilby asked him for the money, and he produced the ten sovereigns. The prisoners were searched at the Police Office, and a quantity of flush notes found upon them. The Jury without retiring, found a verdict of guilty, against the three prisoners. They were each sentenced to be transported for seven years. Gore’s Liverpool General Advertiser, 30 Jan 1823.

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Maureen Withey on 11th February 2020

Colonial Secretary Index: SHUTTLEWORTH, Thomas Parker. Per "Henry", 1823 1823 Sep 12 - On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3291; 4/4570D p.115) 1825 Jan 25 - Clerk to George Allen, solicitor. Petition for free passage for his wife Elizabeth Robinson & five children (Fiche 3287; 4/1112.1A pp.336-8)