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Charles Silverwood was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.
The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.
Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 113 (58) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Digitised Indent of ship Atlantic Charles Silverwood, tried at Justice Hall, Old Bailey, 9 Sep 1789, seven years. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trial at the Old Bailey, 9 Sep 1789. 708. CHARLESÂ SILVERWOODÂ was indicted for feloniously assaulting William Summers on the king's highway, on the 9th of September last, and putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, five linen shirts, value 25 s. a silk handkerchief, value 1 s. the property of Andrew Nelson . (The witnesses examined separate.) ANDREW NELSON sworn. I am clerk to Mr. Alexander Brodie , in Carey-street; on the 9th, in the evening, I sent the boy, William Summers , to his mother with five shirts and a silk handkerchief, in Pye-street, to be washed; I saw the things next morning at the Justice's. WILLIAM SUMMERS . Court. How old are you? - Twelve years, the 20th of August last. Can you say your catechism? - Yes. Do you know the nature of an oath? - Yes. What will become of you, if you swear falsly? - Go to hell, Sir. WILLIAM SUMMERS sworn. I was sent by Mr. Nelson, from Mr. Brodie's to my mother's, with five shirts and a silk handkerchief, what they were tied in; I live at Mr. Brodie's, my mother lives at Westminster; she takes in washing; there was a piece of plumb pudding in the handkerchief, which was my own; as I was coming along the Strand, it was almost eight o'clock; and I saw a hackney coach going along, and I got up behind it, being rather latish, to make haste; I rode down as far as Lancaster Court in the Strand; then the prisoner and two more came to me, one jumped on one side and one on the other side the wooden rail that is behind the coach, and the third kept running behind; that was the prisoner; and when I got right facing St. Martin's-lane , the prisoner snatched the bundle out of my hand, and ran up St. Martin's-lane; and the other two that were behind ran up the Strand towards Temple-bar as hard as they could; I got down opposite Chancery-lane, and called out stop thief; and I never lost sight of him till two gentlemen got hold of him and the mob got round him; these gentlemen took him into the watch-house; they asked me if it was the man; and I said it was; he had the bundle under his arm: the beadle has the bundle; I described the things before he opened the bundle. Court. Did either of the three men speak to you? - None of the three men spoke to me at all. Did they pull you down when they took your bundle? - No, but he gave me a good tug; he snatched the bundle, and ran off as fast as he could; and I cried and run after him; I had no suspicion of his taking the bundle. Prisoner. Did not you say before Justice Read, that you lost sight of me three minutes? - No, I did not; I said I lost sight of him half a minute, just when the mob got round him. PHILIP PILGRIM sworn. On Wednesday, the 9th of September, I was at my door, and I heard the cry of stop thief; I looked down the lane and saw several people running, and saw the prisoner with a bundle under his left arm; I immediately caught hold of him, and secured him against the wall; Mr. John Ashley , a neighbour, was running after him at the same time, and laid hold of him; then the boy came up; we asked the boy if that was the man; he said, yes; and told us every thing before the bundle was opened; the boy said, there were five shirts, and a piece of boiled plumb pudding, and a silk handkerchief. JOHN ASHLEY sworn. Deposed to the same effect. GEORGE GARDNER sworn. I am beadle of St. Martin's; I was on duty that night at the watch-house, and when I got there the prisoner was there with a bundle under his arm; the boy described the things in the bundle; it has been in my possession ever since. (The things deposed to.) Prisoner. I leave it to my counsel. The prisoner called four witnesses, Mr. Cooper and three other persons, with whom he had worked, who all gave him an exceeding good character. GUILTY, Of stealing, but not violently . Transported for seven years . Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice GROSE.