William Warner

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Maureen Withey on 27th July 2026

Colonial Secretary Index. WARNER, William. Per "Guildford", 1822 1822 Jul 24 On list of convicts landed from the "Guildford" and forwarded to Evan for distribution (Reel 6009; 4/3506 p.75[i]) 1822 Jul 26 Convict per "Guildford" disposed of in the District of Penrith; assigned to John Maskey (Reel 6055; 4/1761 p.68b) 1824 Jul 6 Of Terry's Clearing Party; to Emu Plains. On return of fines and punishments inflicted by the Bench of Evan (Reel 6023; 4/6671 p.72) 1824 Jul 20 On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per "Sally" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.174, 482-3) 1824 Sep 30 Of Emu Plains; sentenced to Port Macquarie for absconding. --------------------------------------------------------- On return of fines and punishments inflicted by the Bench of Evan (Reel 6023; 4/6671 p.76) -------------------------------------- July 6 1824. On return of fines and punishments inflicted by the Bench of Evan. William Warner, per Guildford 1821, GS to Terry’s C.P. Absconding- Reprimanded. GL to Terry’s C.P. Absconding - sent to Emu Plains. G L Emu Plains, - ? Robbery, -75 Lashes. ----------------------------- Sep 30. 1824 On return of fines and punishments inflicted by the Bench of Evan. William Warner, per Guildford 1822, Gov. Lab Emu Plains, for Absconding, to Port Macquarie for remainder of sentence. 20 July 1824. On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per "Sally" William Warner, per Guildford 5, Tried at Penrith, by Jno. McHenry, Esq, 24 July 1824, Sentence, Remainder of original sentence. Trade, Mariner, Original conviction, Lincoln, 4 Aug 1821, Seven years.

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Maureen Withey on 21st July 2026

Stealing in a Dwelling-house at Wyberton. William Warner, was indicted for stealing, on the 30th June last, from the dwelling-house of John Dickinson, quantity of wearing apparel  and other articles, his property, of the value of 2£.13s. 6d. About 11 o'clock on the night of Friday  the 29th June the prosecutor and his wife went to bed, first making all the doors and windows  fast, the rest of his family having gone to bed before, and on the wife's getting up the next morning at 5 o'clock, she found that a window was opened, through which some one had entered, and stolen the above articles from some drawers. The same morning the prisoner offered a pair of stockings for sale at Wyberton  Roads, about a mile from the prosecutor's house, which stockings were bought, and afterwards identified part of the property stolen. The prisoner was pursued the same day, and when taken into custody had on shirt which had been stolen from the prosecutor. The articles were produced in Court, identified by the prosecutor's wife, and she valued each article separately, calculating the whole to be worth 2£. 6d.—The Judge, in summing up, observed that in order to constitute a capital offence the property stolen must amount to 40s., and it was the province of the Jury to examine the goods, and to fix their value at the time they were stolen. Whilst his Lordship had the honor of seat on the bench, he should never, through a mistaken lenity, advise a Jury to strain their conscience, by undervaluing stolen goods; the law had appointed certain punishment for a certain offence, and it was the duty of the Jury to abide by that law, and to find their verdict without regard to the consequences of it; but on the other hand, he would caution them against going into the other extreme, and setting an exorbitant value upon them.—The prisoner, in defence, said he was driven to the commission of the robbery by distress.—The 'Jury then retired, taking with them the articles which had been stolen; after having been absent short time, they returned and pronounced the prisoner guilty, but valued the articles at 39s. only.— Justice Park,  in passing sentence, observed that by the merciful opinion formed by the Jury of the value of the property  stolen, the prisoner had been acquitted of the capital charge. The prisoner had stated that he was induced to commit the robbery by distress. Every good man felt for the distresses of the poor—every good man wished to relieve them; but unfortunately they were too often  imposed upon by this plea of distress: and you (said his Lordship, addressing the prisoner) afford an example of this imposition, it was only the last Lent Assizes that you were at this bar; it is fitting that you should now, for  some time at least, be prevented from repeating your crimes, and I therefore sentence you to seven years' transportation.     Stamford Mercury, 10 Aug 1821. ---------------------------- The following convicts were removed lately from the Castle to the Bellerophon hulk at Sheerness: viz. ... William Warner, ... for the term of seven years each. Stamford Mercury, 30 Nov 1821. -------------------------------------------- Hulk Records. Sheerness Hulks, Bellerophon. HO-9-7_5 page 26. Received from Lincoln, 10 Nov 1821. William Warner, age 30, Felony, Tried Lincoln, 4 Aug 1821, 7 years, To NSW 29 March 1821, per Guildford.