William Mcfadgen

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Maureen Withey on 25th August 2021

Colonial Secretary Index. MCFADDEN, William. Per "Glatton", 1803. 1817 Nov 20 On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta" (Reel 6005; 4/3497 p.145) -------------------------------------------------- William McFadden was indicted on a charge of feloniously killing and stealing in the district of the Nepean, a heifer, the property of Donald Kennedy, on the 15th ultimo, and found Guilty.--The leading circumstances of the case were as follow :--The prosecutor was informed upon the 16th that the explosion of a musket had been heard in the direction of the place where his cattle grazed ; and he in consequence of the information repaired thither, accompanied by another person whose name was Sullivan. On arrival at a spot two miles distant from his house, and within 100 yards of the place from which the report of the musket had proceeded; he found a bag of meat, the appearance of which corresponded with the time of the report. This induced the belief that the person who had deposited the bag could not be very distant; and he therefore redoubled the diligence of his search, which terminated in finding the prisoner at the bar creeping away from behind a rock upon his hands and knees, to avoid observation. The prosecutor, who was armed, then took the prisoner to his house, together with the bag, which was found also to contain a handkerchief, known by Mrs. Kennedy to be the prisoner's property. Several stains of blood appeared also upon the prisoners jacket which likewise bore a mark that had been apparently or rather evidently occasioned by the pressure of a rope made of the stringy bark, across the shoulder : The hide of the slaughtered animal was likewise found near the place where the prisoner had been discovered and apprehended, and was identified to be that of the heifer charged in the indictment.-- Sydney Gazette, 11 Oct 1817. --------------------------------------------------- COURT OF CRIMINAL JURISICTION.—The Court opened on Monday at 11 in the forenoon ; … The following convicted of larcenies and other offences, were sentenced variously :— ... William McFadden, John Ladone, William McCartney, Alexander McDonald, John Stubbs, and Robert Ritchie—fourteen years to Newcastle. Sydney Gazette, 25 Oct 1817. ----------------------------------------------------

Level 338

Penny-Lyn Beale on 6th December 2020

New South Wales Certificate of Freedom. [NRS 12208] Register of Certificate of Freedoms No; 1/1366 Name; William McFadden When and where tried; Berks - 21 July 1800 Sentence; 14 years Ship and arrival year; Glatton - 1803 Native County; Londonderry Trade; Rope maker Age; 35 [1779] Height; 5 ft 5 in Complexion; Dark sallow Hair; Brown to grey Eyes; Hazel Date; 1 Aug 1814