Charles Wiltshire

Summary

Born
Jan 1748
Conviction
Highway robbery
Departure
Jan 1794
Arrival
Oct 1794
Death
Jan 1825
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Personal Information

Name: Charles Wiltshire
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1748
Death: 1st Jan 1825
Age at death: 77
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Charles Seymour, Charles Wilshire

Crime

Convicted at: Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term: Life

Voyage

Departed: 31st Jan 1794
Ship: Surprize
Arrival: 17th Oct 1794
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Charles Wiltshire was transported on the Surprize, departing 31st Jan 1794 and arriving 17th Oct 1794 with 95 passengers.

SurprizeSurprize (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 196
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 4th October 2021

Penny-Lyn Beale on 4th October, 2021 wrote: Charles Wiltshire Trial; Middlesex Gaol Delivery -23 May 1792 Ship: Surprise Old Bailey On-Line Alias Wiltshire, Charles Seymour, Charles Seymour Wilshire. ** Born 1748. Gender male. Height 5’ 0”. 1st Trial—Tried; 15 Feb 1792. Tried at Old Bailey, London. Accused of highway robbery (feloniously making an assault, on the king’s highway, on the 26th of January, on Jenny Rattray , spinster, and putting her in fear, and feloniously stealing from her person, and against her will, two pair of calico mitts, value 2 s. seventy pair of calico mits unmade, value 58 s. one silk petticoat, value 5 s. one silk cloak, value 5 s. a cloth cloak, value 10 s. a muslin handkerchief, value 12 d. a cotton handkerchief, value 12 d. a pair of cotton stockings, value 12 d. a cloth housewife, value 6 d. and three ounces of sewing silk, value 12 d. the goods of the said Jenny Rattray) Sentence Respited; 4 April 1792. Age; 46 2nd Trial—Tried: 3 April 1799. Tried at Old Bailey, London. Accused of forgery (forging and counterfeiting on the 29th of January, a certain promissory note for the payment of the sum of one pound, with intent to defraud Isaac strange). Age; 51 Sentence; Respited; 13 May 1799 1813 - 31 Jan. Conditional Pardon. No; 207. Name; Charles Seymour [Charles Seymour Wiltshire] Ship; Royal Admiral - 2nd time Trial where & Date; Middlesex Gaol Delivery - 3 April 1799 Sentence; Life 1825 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1825 Name; Charles Wiltshire Age; No Details Class; C. P. Ship; Royal Admiral - 1800 - Life Employment/Remarks; HOSPITAL. Parramatta 1825 - Australia Death Index Name: Charles Wilshire Date: 1825 - Parramatta, New South Wales Volume Number: V18256633 2C