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Master of Thomas Carey
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Title: Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions, Bench Books, 1838-1843. Ancestry.com
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John Boyle per Clyde 1832 and Thomas Jenkins per Marquis of Huntley 1835 charged with house robbery and Joseph Thurley per Bengal Merchant 1835 charged with being an accessary to the offence and with receiving stolen property knowing the same to be stolen. Richard Ward, shopkeeper of Muswellbrook deposed - My house was robbed on the evening of Saturday 10 February last about 8 oclock. Robert Howlett a convict servant of Mr. Macqueens was tried for the same offence as a principal and convicted and sentenced to be transported for life. Another servant of Mr. Macqueens was also tried and convicted for receiving part of the property stolen from me, his name was Powell and two servants of Mr. McIntyres Hall and Skeldon were also tried and convicted. All the prisoners mentioned were living close to Aberdeen at the time and the prisoners Boyle and Jenkins were also at Aberdeen as assigned servants of Mr. Macqueen. John Robinson gave evidence - I am a convict arrived per Asia. Have lately held a ticket of leave but in February last I was in the bush. I absconded from the lockup at Patrick Plains. I remember the night of the robbery at Wards. Settler Charles Henry Buchanan gave evidence. Samuel Ellis, overseer to Mr. Macqueen at Aberdeen gave evidence. William Lambert, shoemaker, holding a ticket of leave for Invermein gave evidence. The prisoners John Boyle and Thomas Jenkins were committed for trial
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Upper Hunter river
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Obtained Ticket of Leave
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Application to marry
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26 yrs of age. Bond. Application to marry Mary Sears
Source:
Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle
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Marriage of Samuel Ellis and Mary Sears both from Darlington