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Transportation
Letitia Warnes was transported on the Tory, departing 26th Apr 1848 and arriving 6th Aug 1848 with 170 passengers.
Built 1842 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 512 Tons. Three (3) sailings transporting convicts to Australia: 1845; 1846/47 & 1848. Passengers on the 1846 voyage are still being listed, on this site. Please note this if searching records.
Tory (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 303 (153) Tasmanian Convict Records. |
| 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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"Letitia was my First Cousin x 5."
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Convict Notes
William Palmer, aged 19, and Letty Walne, aged 21, stood indicted with having, on the 15th of September last, at East Harling, stolen from  the person of Spinks Gould, a half sovereign. The prisoner Palmer pleaded guilty. The prosecutor who is a shepherd was at a public house on the night in question, in company with the prisoner and In the course of the evening, the ... sovereign, and put the change into his pocket, prisoner seeing this, was heard to say she would steal the money, and soon after she went out and said she had got the old man’s money  and she would be d—d if she would not keep it, and that she would be ready at the smart sessions. This led to her apprehension, when in her pocket was found the half sovereign, which in her defence she said she found, Guilty: Two former convictions were proved against the female prisoner. The Chairman sentenced Palmer, who had an excellent character, given him by the police officer, to three months’ imprisonment, with six days solitary, and the prisoner Walne to ten years transportation. Norwich Mercury, 23 Oct 1847.
Tasmanian Records. Tory Indent: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON15-1-4/CON15-1-4P364 and https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON15-1-4/CON15-1-4P365 Letitia Warnes, 5ft 1in, age 21, Ho. Maid, Tried Norwich sessions, 20 Oct 1847, 10 years, Native place, Norwich, Father, John, Bro, Joseph, John at N.P. Protestant, can read and write, single. Offences: Stealing 10/6. Pros(ecutor) in Norwich, 6 months for cup; 4 mths for boots, 12 mos on the Town Marriage Permissions Record. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON52-1-3/CON52-1-3P118 James Nelson, free, and Letitia Warnes, per Tory, Date of Permission, 27 Mar 1849. Approved. Married by the Rev ? On the ? May 1849. Marriage Record. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD37-1-8/RGD37-1-8P80 It seems that Letitia changed her name on marrying. James Nelson, age 27, sawyer, and Sophia Warnes, age 22, spinster, married by J. Brownrigg, May 8 1849, at St George’s Church, Hobart. Both signed their names.
Tasmanian Convict Records. Tory Indent: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON15-1-4/CON15-1-4P364 and https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON15-1-4/CON15-1-4P365 Letitia Warnes, 5ft 1in, age 21, Ho. Maid, Tried Norwich sessions, 20 Oct 1847, 10 years, Native place, Norwich, Father, John, Bro, Joseph, John at N.P. Protestant, can read and write, single. Offences: Stealing 10/6. Pros(ecutor) in Norwich, 6 months for cup; 4 mths for boots, 12 mos on the Town.
Letitia was found guilty of stealing half a sovereign from the shepherd Spinks Gould in a tavern in East Harling, Suffolk, on September 15 1847. Letty was charged with two previous convictions of felony (theft). She was born in Brockdish, Norfolk, in June 1829. Her parents were John Warn and Mary Welton. I can only find records pertaining to one brother, John. The census of June 1841 sees Letty living in Brockdish with her parents, John, and her grandmother Mary. In September 1847 she was found guilty of stealing half a sovereign from Spinks Gould, and was transported the following April. She arrived in Van Diemen`s Land in August 1848 where she was accommodated on the Anson Hulk. She was declared a free woman in October 1857. She was married on 8 May 1849 to James Nelson, a free man. There is one further criminal record in Hobart in April 1857 where Letty/Sophie was found guilty of disturbing the peace and fined 5/. I have no record after this.