William Todd

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Penny-Lyn Beale on 23rd February 2021

New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Burials No; 1082 Name; William Todd Abode; Parramatta General Hospital Date of death; 1848, 20 Jan Date of burial; 1848, 21 Jan Age; 69 Details; Per ship; Ticket of Leave. Lord Eldon By Whom Ceremony was preformed; H H Bobart ---------------

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Ron Garbutt on 23rd March 2020

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 23 March 2020), January 1817, trial of WILLIAM TODD (t18170115-107). WILLIAM TODD, Theft > burglary, 15th January 1817. 255. WILLIAM TODD was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of George Gillham , abour four in the night of the 20th of January , with intent to steal . GEORGE GILLHAM . I keep a chandler's-shop in White-horse-lane, Stepney , it is a dwelling-house, I keep it myself, and have lived there about half a year. On the 20th of January I fastened the house myself, my family consists of my wife, two children, and a maid servant; I went to bed at eleven o'clock, the house was broken open between four and five o'clock in the morning, the cellar shutter was forced and broken in two pieces-it is a flap outside the door. The watchman alarmed us between four and five o'clock, I got up, came down, and found the shutters broken, and the prisoner in the cellar, laying on the coals, I told the watchman that he was there, and he took him into custody; I asked him how he came there, he said that he was a poor man out of work, a cabinet-maker by trade, and that he only came down into the cellar for a night's lodging. I asked him how he came to break the door? he said that he did not know that he had done any harm. I took him to the watchhouse, and gave him in charge to the constable. On our return we searched the cellar, and found a chisel, nothing else; we found a brad-all on him at the watch-house. WILLIAM HARROW. I am a watchman of Stepney parish; I was passing the house about three o'clock, on morning of the 20th of January, and observed a little piece of the door broken, but it was fast then; I came round again at four o'clock, and found it broken open - I alarmed Mr. Gillham; he came down into the cellar. I had called out to him at the window, that his flap was broken open, and asked him if he knew it. He told me to wait till he came down. I never saw the prisoner about; I only call the hours, we do not call the half-hours, but we keep walking round-mine is a long beat. I did not see any body break it open, I found the man in the cellar; the chisel was found underneath the prisoner, where he was laying. The door was split open, The door which leads from the cellar had a mark in it which fitted the chisel. Prisoner. Did you not say at the office, that you found the door partly broken - A. I found a little nob off - I say so now. GEORGE GILLHAM. The door which leads from the cellar was locked. I compared the chisel with the mark, it appeared as if an attempt had been made to break it open. JOHN SURIER. I am the constable of the night. Gillham brought the prisoner into the watch-house at a little before five o'clock. I took him in charge, searched him, and found a brad-all on him and a key. Prisoner's Defence. It is the key of my lodgings. I was shut out of my lodgings. The flap appeared to be loose and I opened it, and went to sleep there for the night. GUILTY. - DEATH . Aged 38. Recommended to Mercy on account of Distress . First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/print.jsp?div=t18170115-107