William Tobin

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C H on 16th February 2024

Old Bailey Online WILLIAM BURGESS. WILLIAM TOBIN. MICHAEL THOMAS. Theft; grand larceny (to 1827). 19th February 1823. Text type Trial account Defendants WILLIAM BURGESS, WILLIAM TOBIN, MICHAEL THOMAS Offences Theft > Grand larceny Session Date 19th February 1823 Reference Number t18230219-76 Verdicts Guilty, Guilty, Guilty Punishments Transportation 423. WILLIAM BURGESS , WILLIAM TOBIN , and MICHAEL THOMAS , were indicted for stealing, on the 6th of February , two gowns, value 4 s.; two shifts, value 2 s.; a petticoat, value 1 s.; two handkerchiefs, value 10 d.; a shawl, value 1 s.; four yards of ribbon, value 4 d.; a pocket-book, value 1 d.; fifty cards, value 1 d., and twelve shillings, the property of Mary Murphy ; and four coats, value 1 l.; three waistcoats, value 7 s.; a pair of breeches, value 4 s., and a pair of braces, value 2 d. , the goods of Thomas Fitzmaurice . MARY MURPHY . I am a milk-woman , and live with Fitzmaurice, in the kitchen of a house in Tower-street, Seven-dials . I know Tobin. Last Thursday fortnight, I left my room about half-past one o'clock, leaving a child eleven years old in the room - I came home at four o'clock, and every thing I had was gone out of my box. I lost the articles stated in the indictment. I saw my gown and shawl at Bow-street, on Monday. THOMAS FITZMAURICE . I live with Murphy. I went out a little before eleven o'clock, and returned about half-past four. I missed my things. We found the prisoners at Bow-street. HENRY WILD . I am apprentice to Mr. Holland, pawnbroker, of Museum-street, I have a gown, and two waistcoats pawned on the 6th of February, by Tobin, about five o'clock in the evening. JEREMIAH JOHN CONDEL . I am an officer. I apprehended Tobin on Sunday morning, in bed, in King-street, Seven-dials. I told him the charge - he said nothing. As we went to the watch-house, he burst out crying. I went to him there at eleven o'clock, and received information, and took the prisoners in bed together, in Church-street, St. Giles's. I said I wanted them for felony. I found in the room, a shawl, three odd braces, fifty cards, and a skeleton key. There was a crow-bar in the prosecutor's room, the door of which was broken open, and the hasp forced off - part of the door was cut away with a knife, and then wrenched. They did not account how they came by the property. Prisoner BURGESS. Q. Did I not say that Tobin brought the things to my place for me to buy them - A. He said so at the watch-house. Thomas said he was innocent, and if he could go home, he would return all the things back. (Property produced and sworn to.) BURGESS'S Defence. He could not swear to the coat at Bow-street. TOBIN'S Defence. I have lived fourteen weeks in the prosecutor's house, and was never out after six o'clock. THOMAS'S Defence. Tobin told the officer I was innocent. I was locked out that night, and went to sleep with him. BURGESS - GUILTY . Aged 20. TOBIN - GUILTY . Aged 15. THOMAS - GUILTY . Aged 14. Transported for Seven Years .

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Tony Beale on 6th October 2021

Sarah Smith in the New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns, 1828-1830, 1838-1839 Name: Sarah Smith Gender: Female Birth Year: abt 1806 Age: 33 Arrival year: 1827 Arriving Vessel: Bussorah Merchant 1 Spouse Name: William John Spouse Gender: Male Spouse Birth Year: 1807 Spouse Age: 32 Spouse Arrival Year: 1829 Spouse Vessel: Princess Charlotte Marriage Year: Abt 1839 Application Date:29 Jun 1839 Application Place: Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia William Tobin (not John) Rev John Cross