Valentine Trew

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D Wong on 13th June 2020

Valentine Trew was listed as 24 years old on arrival, he was single, literate, 5'9" tall, brown hair, grey eyes, sallow complexion, slight build. 6/5/1864: TOL 2/11/1868: CP Comments: Miner, storekeeper. No marriage listed on the WA BDM 1868 and 1869: WA Almanack - Accountant, Victoria District (Greenough), WA. Wife: Jane was born 1854 Edinburgh, Scotland, and died 3/1/1938 atg Maidenhead, Windsor, Berkshire, Eng. and was buried at tghe Kingston Cemetery and Crematorium, Kingston upon Thames, Eng. The following information comes from the Claim a Convict website - Researcher (4674) http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/convictDetails.php?convictId=62528 Valentine Trew Born Q2 1838 Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales. Spends time in Monmouthshire and then Swansea, Glamorgan with Brother Thomas Trew in 1850’s. Numerous criminal convictions, jointly sentenced with John Loveridge to 10 Years Penal Servitude in Monmouth Assizes 28th March 1861 for “Feloniously having in his possession a mould for coining” Transported to Western Australia on the York II October 8th 1862, arrives Dec 31st 1862. Married 1872 to Jane (nee unknown) probably in Australia possibly Mauritius. Left for Mauritius date unknown Left Port Louis, Mauritius to Melbourne, Australia 30th May 1878 on ship Glaslyn with wife Jane and three children, Valentine listed occupation, “Inspector of Police.” Whereabouts unknown in 1891 but Jane is Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England with seven children, all shown as born in Mauritius and a niece Sarah Gabriel from Swansea, Wales. (1891 England Census) 1911 England Census, Valentine and wife living in new address in Kingston upon Thames with one daughter and son. Occupation, “police pensioner. Died July 22nd 1931 aged 93 in Kingston upon Thames. See full newspaper reports in 1861 at: http://newspapers.library.wales/ TOWN HALL. MONDAY. Before C. H. WILLIAMS, Esq. APPREHENSION OF A GANG OF SMASHERS. MONMOUTHSHIRE MERLIN 23rd MARCH 1861 The court this morning was densely filled with spectators, anxious to hear the following investigation: Uriah Weeks, John Loveridge, Valentine Trew, Mary Weeks, and Elizabeth Loveridge, were charged with uttering, possessing, and making counterfeit coin. It was stated that the real name of the male prisoner Loveridge, was Trew, that he was brother to the other male prisoner, a native of Abergavenny, and are turned convict, and had figured somewhat conspicuously in the Hue and Cry….. A GANG OF SMASHERS. THE ILLISTRATED USK OBSERVOR 6th APRIL 1861 John Loveridge, labourer; Elizabeth Loveridge, laundress, Mary Weeks, tailoress Valentine Trew, miner; and Uriah Weeks, miner; were indicted for having in their possession one mould, on which was impressed the obverse side of the Queen’s current coin…… MONMOUTH. DESPERATE ATTEMPT OF CONVICTS TO ESCAPE. THE ILLISTRATED USK OBSERVOR 6th APRIL 1861 The van door was opened at the gaol in order that the prisoners might pass out, but this was no sooner done, than the two convicts, whose names are John Loveridge and Valentine Trew, made a simultaneous rush having by some means slipped their handcuffs….. Submitted by Researcher (4674) on 22 August 2015