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Dunvegan Castle 1830
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Shepherd. Absconded from the service of W. Dangar
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Dunvegan Castle 1830
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Shepherd aged 21 from Derby. 5'7"; ruddy compl., brown hair, hazel eyes, large scar under left eye extending from outer part to nose. Absconded from W. Dangar 8 August
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Dunvegan Castle 1830
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Apprehended after absconding from W. Dangar
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Dunvegan Castle 1830
Source:
Invermein Court of Petty Sessions. Deposition Books 1833 -1834 (Ancestry)
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James Spencer appeared this day to make complaint of the want of a truss. The Bench order his master Mr. William Dangar to find him one within a month from this date, of which his master is apprized this day
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Dunvegan Castle 1830
Source:
Invermein Court of Petty Sessions. Deposition Books 1833 -1834 (Ancestry)
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James Spencer per ship Dunvegan Castle, assigned to Mr. Dangar, charged with improper conduct....Mr. John Button states - I am overseer to Mr. Dangar and about ten days ago I lent James Spencer a large blanket I believe belonging to Mr. Cann. Yesterday morning I gave him a blanket which I intended him to keep and took the former one from him and hung it on the cheese press and when I returned in the evening the blanket was gone. I asked the cook if he had taken it, he said he had not. I asked if he knew who had taken it and he said he believed Spencer had taken it. I asked the prisoner if he had taken it, he said he had. I told him to bring it to me, he said he would not. I went to his hut but could not find it. He gave me a great deal of abuse and said he would not have that blanket after I had been lending it about and said he would bring me to court today about it. And he refused to do light work about the place in consequence of having a slight rupture. He has been examined by Dr. Macredie who says he is quite able to do light work about the house. He never asked to do any hard work. The prisoner states in his defence that Mr. Button gave him the blanket which he considered as his own and……Yesterday morning I missed my blanket and went to look for it and found it hanging on the cheese press and took it away. I asked the cook if he knew who took it and he said no. Denies ever telling Mr. Button that he would not give him the blanket. Said that he never refused to do light work. The Bench find the prisoner guilty and sentence him to receive twenty five lashes.
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Dunvegan Castle 1830
Source:
Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4015]; Microfiche: 675
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James Spencer age 17, native place Derby. Occupation shepherd, reaps, milks. Tried Derby 13 January 1829. Sentenced to 7 years transportation for poaching. Assigned to Chief Justice Sir Francis Forbes on arrival
