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Transportation
William Lingard was transported on the Speke, departing 5th Aug 1826 and arriving 26th Nov 1826 with 156 passengers.
Speke (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 48 |
| 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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Convict Notes
Absconded. 1. Lingard William, Speke, 35, Farmer's Man, Derbyshire, 5 feet 6 ½, grey eyes, brown hair, sallow comp. from No. 2 Iron Gang. Sydney Gazette, 20 Oct 1831.
This is the earlier case, which led to William Lingard's brother Anthony Lingard, who was executed in 1815. At the Derby Assizes, Anthony Lingard, the younger, was tried for the murder (by strangulation) of Hannah Oliver, a widow woman, aged 48 years, who kept the turnpike gate at Wardlow Mires, in the parish of Tideswell. It appeared in evidence that the prisoner committed the robbery and murder in the night of Sunday the 15th of January last, that he took from the house several pounds in cash and Bank of England notes, and pair of women’s shoes —that immediately after the deed was perpetrated, he went to a young woman in the neighbourhood, who had been seduced by him, and offered to give her some money if she would, affiliate the child upon some other person—that he gave her the shoes and also some money ; but it being rumoured that Hannah Oliver had been murdered, and that pair of shoes had been taken from her, the young woman returned the shoes to the prisoner, who said she had no occasion to afraid, for that he had them of a person exchange for pair of stockings. The shoes were, however, returned to him, and the evidence adduced in respect to them, as well as other, circumstances, clearly established the guilt of the prisoner, independent of his own confession before the magistrates. He was found guilty, and executed on Tuesday, maintaining a sullen insensibility and shewing no agitation or dejection, though he acknowledged the justice of the sentence, The body is now hung in chains. London Courier, 4 April 1815.
Derby Assizes, sentence of death was recorded against W. Bennett and W. Lingard, for highway robbery. Lingard committed the robbery in company with Bennett, within view of the gibbet on which the bleaching bones of his brother were hanging, who was executed on the I8th of March, 1815, for the wilful murder of Hannah Oliver, a poor widow, the toll-house keeper, Wardlaw Mires. Worcester Journal, 30 March 1826.
William was born in Tideswell , Derbyshire, Son of Anthony Lingard and Elizabeth Lingard Brother of Mary Lingard; John Lingard; Anthony Lingard; Joseph Lingard; James Lingard and 8 others. William was 21 years old on arrival and was transported along with William Bennett for ‘Highway Robbery” Married Anne and had daughter Hannah (born 1826) Sick List of the Speke: William Lingard, aged 19, convict; disease or hurt, constipation. Put on sick list, 8 November 1826. Discharged 10 November 1826 cured. Most of his time was spent in Iron gangs or gaol or undergoing punishment (lashes etc). Escaped and recaptured. In irons for a year Escaped in 1839 with five other and became bush rangers. 11/11/1839: Tried Sydney Supreme Court for House Robbery, stealing money plate and wearing apparel at Port Macquarie. He was in a gang a Port Macquarie at the time. 1839: Sent to Norfolk Island per ‘Lady Franklin’. Returned to VDL 1844. Conduct Record listed as William Linguard. William was then described as: A Farm Labourer and Ploughman, 41 years old, 5’6 ¾” tall, sallow complexion, brown hair and whiskers, high broad forehead, blue eyes, protestant, illiterate, scars of left arm above elbow, between forefinger and thumb left hand, 2 lancet marks and 35 cuts of right arm, scar on right side of forehead. 5/10/1845: Emerged from gang 1847: TOL 26/2/1850: TOL revoked. 16/12/1851: TOL 22/6/1852: CP No one seems to know anything further.