THE LONDON GAZETTE
. . . only daughter of the late Fowler Price, Esq., of Huntiugton-court, iu the same county. At Wandsworth J. Jones, Esq., Wandsworth-common, to Ellen, eldest daughter of Daniel Watney, Esq. of the distillery, Wandsworth. On Thuilleries Estate, Island of Grenada . . .
Published: Saturday 07 January 1843 Newspaper: Illustrated London News County: London, England.
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Thomas Eggleton
Thomas Eggleton, one of 296 convicts transported on the Cressy, 28 April 1843
Name, Aliases & Gender
Name: Thomas Eggleton
Aliases: Egglinton
Gender: m
Birth, Occupation & Death
Date of Birth: 1815
Occupation: Shoemaker
Date of Death: 1st June, 1891
Age: 76 years
Life Span
Life span
Male median life span was 52 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Conviction & Transportation
Sentence Severity
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: Stealing
Convicted at: Central Criminal Court
Sentence term: 7 years
Ship: Cressy
Departure date: 28th April, 1843
Arrival date: 28th August, 1843
Place of arrival Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest Travelled with 295 other convicts
References
Primary source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 284
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 Project.
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Erin Vink on 21st September, 2017 wrote:
Thomas Eggleton (variation Egginton) married Mary Haggerty at the Church of St George, Hobart on April 13, 1857. He had 12 children with her over 18 years. He died in New Norfolk, Tasmania on June 1, 1891.
D Wong on 21st September, 2017 wrote:
Old Bailey:
THOMAS EGGLETON, Theft > theft from a specified place, 31st January 1842.
Offence: Theft > theft from a specified place
Verdict: Guilty > no_subcategory
Punishment: Transportation
THOMAS EGGLETON was indicted for stealing, on the 26th of September, 67 lbs. weight of lead, value 12s. , belonging to the inhabitants of the county of Surrey, and fixed to a building. —2nd COUNT, the same not stating it to be fixed. —3rd COUNT, stating it to belong to Henry Heathcote Russell.
HENRY HEATHCOTE RUSSELL. I live in Freeman’s-court, Cornhill. I am clerk of the works, and superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum for the county of Surrey—there was some lead missing about the 21st or 22nd of September, 1839—it was a portion of the ridge lead, gone from a tool-house in the kitchen garden—it had been cut in length, and taken away—about half a cwt. was left—the policeman brought the lead, in a bag on the 23rd of September—I compared it—seven pieces had been cut, which were worth 10s. or 12s. —five out of the seven were brought back—the prisoner had been employed as a labourer there, I believe during the month of September—the tool-house belongs to the Asylum—it was formerly the residence of Mr. Perkins, and the Magistrates of Surrey purchased the estate to build the Asylum.
[THIS WAS THE SPRINGFIELD ASYLUM?]
Cross-examined by MR. PAYNE. Q. What were the works going on? A. Building the Asylum—Mr. Edward Lappenter, the architect, employed me—I lived there, in Mr. Perkins’s house—I had the whole charge of the property.
COURT. Q. Had Mr. Perkins any thing to do with it during the time you were there? A. No.
JOHN WAYMARK (police-constable of Wandsworth. ) I have known the prisoner twenty years—about eight o’clock on the 20th of September, 1839, I passed the prisoner in Garratt-lane, Wandsworth, about half a mile from where the lead was stolen—he had the bag produced with him—he turned up the lane to the Asylum—I did not speak to him—I am sure he is the man.
Cross-examined. Q. How do you know it was the 20th of September? A. I am sure of it—I saw the bag, soon after it was found in Mr. Martin’s fields, with the lead in it—I was about two yards from the prisoner when I saw him in Garratt-lane—it was a light-looking bag, and he was carrying it under his arm—I did not tell the Magistrate that I met him with a white bag which was quite empty, under his arm, and not the bag which has got the lead in it now.
COURT. Q. Did you notice the bag? A. Yes, under his arm—it was a coarse-looking light bag—there is no mark on it—this is the same sort of bag.
WILLIAM HEATH. I am bailiff of Mr. Martin. I was so in 1839—Garratt-lane parts the Asylum from Mr. Martin’s land—Mr. Perkins parted with the land in 1838—he had nothing to do with it after the Asylum had begun building—I had not seen him interfering—he used to do so before—in September, 1839, I was in one of our fields adjoining the lane with some men and women picking up potatoes—it was twenty minutes to nine o’clock, on the 20th of September—Mr. Heath’s factory-bell had rung half-past eight—I saw the prisoner come over the stile into the lane into our premises—he had a bag on his back—he ran into the first field, and threw the bag and its contents into a ditch, and covered it with some nettles—I was about thirty yards from him—I went towards him, and met him face to face—I said, “What have you been putting in the ditch?”—he said, “It don’t belong to me”—I said, “I suppose it is something you have been stealing; I suppose you have robbed some poor man’s house? let us go and see”—we were going to the ditch—I got a little before him—he slipped behind me, and ran away—I sent a boy after a policeman, who came before the boy got back—there was a bag under the nettles with something it it.
Cross-examined. Q. Of course you told the Magistrate all this? A. I did, what I said was taken down, and read over to me, and I signed it—I had never seen the prisoner before that day—I swear to him because I took such particular notice of him—I have said I did not know, till I saw him again whether I should be able to swear to him or not.
COURT. Q. But when you did see him, you knew him? A. I knew him immediately—I have no doubt about its being him—there were three women, a boy, and two men in the field.
EDMUND BRUCE (police-constable V 19. ) On Friday, the 20th of September, 1839, I went with Heath to a ditch, and found a sort of fustian, light bag containing five pieces of lead—I was present when Mr. Russell applied them to the roof of the house—they agreed with the marks where the lead had been ripped from—there were seven pieces taken away—I searched for the prisoner—I could not find him—I did not know where he lived—I searched at Merton, Beddington, and round the country—the building is in the county of Surrey.
(The witness Heath’s depositions being read, omitted to state that he had spoken to the prisoner. )
GUILTY. Aged 22. — Transported for Seven Years.
Before Mr. Common Sergeant.
Thomas was listed as 24 years old on arrival.
Previous Convictions: 6 months for a workbox.
Thomas was 5’5” tall, reads and writes, single.
Mother: Elizabeth
Brothers: George, Robert, William.
Sisters: Ann, Elizabeth.
Convict Changes History
Erin Vink on 21st September, 2017 made the following changes:
alias1: Egglinton, date of birth: 1815 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1st June, 1891 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime
. . . inundated the whole of Clapham Common, and the waste lands in that vicinity, besides inflicting a great deal of damage among the and other buildings of similar construction. The depth of the water covering and Wandsworth commons became at last so great that those persons who were compelled by business to be in town at a certain hour, were forced to leave their homes in boats, in order to gain access to the high roads. In many places the horses drawing omnibuses and other vehicles were up to their chests in water.
From the low lands of Wandsworth a curious view was beheld The clouds, apparently almost resting on the chimney-pots of the metropolis, produced a curious mirage, which threw the higher buildings of London into an artificial height . . .
Published: Tuesday 22 August 1843 Newspaper: Newry Telegraph 1843_ Newry Telegraph — Tuesday 22 August 1843.png
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