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181285
Surname: Merriott
First Name: Constable Charles
Ship: -
Date: 22 June 1825
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
Details: William Smith per Grenada, in the service of government charged with theft at Messrs Powditch and Bouchers store. The warehouse man at Messrs Powditch & Co states ....Last night a man came to the shop and asked for an ounce of tobacco. I was engaged with some other customers at the time. He called in another man and they ran off with two iron pots. I cannot swear the prisoner is one of the men..... John Large, a constable states...I was near Messrs Powditch s house last night. There was an alarm given and I proceeded to search the neighbourhood. On the opposite side of the street, in the water course, I heard something like iron rattle, I went there and discovered the prisoner who had that evening absconded from the gaol gang. The warehouse man saw him in my custody and immediately recognised him as the man who had purchased the 1/2 ounce of tobacco. Charles Merriott, a constable states, I was present when the prisoner was taken into custody - two iron pots were found near him, they were claimed by Mr. Boucher. William Ogilvie states....I was at Messrs Powditch and Co shop last night on business. I recollect the prisoner coming there and asking for 1/2 ounce of tobacco. He called another man in and they picked up each an iron pot and ran off. The prisoner in his defence states, I got drunk in the course of the afternoon and went into the gully and fell asleep. I was found in that situation by the constable. I know nothing of the pots; I was never in Mr. Bouchers shop. Sentenced to 50 lashes
181971
Surname: Merriott
First Name: Constable Charles
Ship: -
Date: 5 July 1826
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
Details: Charles Merriott this day removed from the Police Establishment for improper conduct
70615
Surname: Merriott
First Name: Edward
Ship: Wellington
Date: 1816
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle
181231
Surname: Merriott (Marriett)
First Name: Constable Charles
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 30 May 1825
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
Details: John Jones and Lewis Hutton, both in the service of government charged with robbery at the watch house...William Turvey a constable states....The prisoners were brought to the watch house charged with having assaulted the overseer of the mines and on suspicion of having robbed him. In the course of the night I heard the prisoners moving. I got out of my bed and found the watch door open. Jones had got clear off but Hutton was outside a short distance. There was a box belonging to one of the constables close by him. I missed my own box and Merriotts; neither of which have since been found. Charles Merriott a constable states....in consequence of a disturbance which took place in the street last night in which Jones and Hutton took an active part, having seen them strike the overseer of the mines and having been told by him that his pocket had been picket and that he had caught Hutton s hand in his pocket, I took the prisoners to the watch house, in the course of the night there was an alarm made that they were attempting to escape. I ran towards the watch house and saw Burvey who had sight of Hutton and close by him there was a box. I went in pursuit of Jones and found him at his house. I brought him back. I missed my box from the watch house. The prisoners told me mine and Turveys were at the bottom of the Mill but they have not yet been found. The prisoners deny having committed the robbery and state that seeing the door open they meant to go to their quarters. Sentenced to 50 lashes each and to be sent to Port Macquarie for two years.
168646
Surname: Merriott (Merrick) (?Meyrick)
First Name: Charles
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 22 April 1825
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: Town Constable at Newcastle
180750
Surname: Merritt
First Name: Charles
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 3 June 1824
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
Details: Assigned to government. Sentenced to 25 lashes for neglect of duty
180906
Surname: Merritt
First Name: Charles
Ship: Ann 1810
Date: 3 June 1824
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
Details: Charles Merritt in government service charged for neglect of duty as night stock keeper and for disrespectful gestures and improper conduct before the Commandant (Henry Gillman) at the police office. Sentenced to 25 lashes. William Jones in government service as a night stockman....The Principal Superintendent states that Jones and Merritt are very neglectful in their duty and frequently suffer the cattle to stray away. William Jones also sentenced to 25 lashes
181195
Surname: Merritt
First Name: Constable Charles
Ship: -
Date: 30 April 1825
Place: Newcastle
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
Details: James Calvert, chief constable and Charles Merritt, ordinary constable, for the township of Newcastle. Calvert charged with drunkenness and neglect of duty and outrageous conduct towards the Principal Superintendent. Merritt charged with drunkenness. Mr. Frederick Dixon principal superintendent, states.....the services of the chief constable being required last night, I went to his house where I found him abed. I desired him to get up as the Commandant wanted him. When he got up I perceived that he was very drunk. He made use of the most violent and abusive language towards me (too horrid to be repeated) for disturbing him. He also made an attack upon me and tore my shirt to tatters. He was so outrageous that I considered it my duty to convey him to the watch house. I called in two constables to assist, Merritt and James Bailey, and with their aid, I got Calvert to the watch house. Merritt was also drunk and Bailey had been drinking. I then went to report the transaction to the Commandant. On my return home in passing the watch house I met Bailey. He was then so drunk he could hardly keep his legs indeed he fell down two or three times whilst I was speaking to him. He told me he had liberated Calvert. I again confined Calvert but released him this morning on finding him sober. Bailey is now so drunk he is unable to appear in court. Merritt admits his being drunk and throws himself on the mercy of the court. Calvert made no defence. Sentenced: James Calvert dismissed from his situation. Charles admonished. James Bailey to be confined to further orders. On 3rd May James Calvert was re-instated as Chief constable. James Bailey was ordered to return to his duty as constable
13295
Surname: Merritt
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 26 October 1844
Place: Bligh County
Source: Maitland Mercury
Details: Obtained license to depasture stock beyond the limits of location
182683
Surname: Merritt
First Name: Joseph
Ship: -
Date: 17 February 1833
Place: Invermein
Source: Invermein Court of Petty Sessions. Deposition Books 1833 -1834 (Ancestry)
Details: John Wall alias Johnstone per ship Waterloo, assigned to Mr. Cox, exchanged with Mr. Buchanan for the services of Joseph Merritt. Charged with harbouring Col. Dumaresq s servants and having spirits in his possession....John Bartlett states - I heard four of my masters servants were at Mr. Buchanan s and I went in search of them and found them there drunk. But the prisoner was not drunk though he was lazing alongside of one of them - at this time the prisoner was in charge of Mr. Buchanan s property and a free man William Mossey was in the hut at the time he was laying on a stretcher which behind the door but I could not say he was drunk. This was about eleven o clock in the morning last Wednesday week. And one of the party did not return home until after sundown and they appeared to have been fighting. Wall states that the men came to Mr. Buchanan s place on Tuesday night drunk and insisted upon his letting them into the hut - as they wanted to see Mossey. I told them Mossey was not in - but they said they would break open the door if I did not let them in - I opened the door and they came in with a quart pot in which they said they had some rum - when they told me they had spirits, I put them outside and shut the door - but they kept hammering at it until I was obliged to get up and let them in - I was alone and no men to protect the place or I should have gone and acquainted the farm constable - they told me Mossey had given them the spirits and there was no spirits drunk in the hut. I call upon William Mossey to prove the correctness of my statement....William Mossey being called states - I met three of Col. Dumaresq s servants on the road. I gave one of them, Kenny, a bottle rum which they drank in my presence. Kenny then asked me for another and said he would return it in kind. I gave it to him. I lent them a quart pot and I know nothing more and I went to Mr. Buchanan s next day about 12 o clock, but I saw no men there. He denies having been at Mr. Buchanan s previously drinking with Col. Dumaresq s servants. Peter McVeay states - I am overseer to Mr. Buchanan and on Wednesday week last when I returned home I went into the hut with John Bartlett but did not see William Mossey in the hut....One of my men was there and four of Col. Dumaresq s laying in the hut together with Wall and Henry Shoulder who was laying behind the door and Barret was laying outside, and I did not see Mossey until next day about 12 o clock when I engaged him to go along with Wall to Goulburn River to collect cattle. The case remanded till next court day and William Mossey charged with illicitly selling spirits admitted on his own recognizance to appear whenever required
175211
Surname: Merritt
First Name: Samuel
Ship: -
Date: 14 Novemmber 1835
Place: Newcastle
Source: Sydney Monitor
Details: John Tilley, stood indicted for striking George Botham with a spade or shovel, with intent to kill and murder him, at Newcastle on August 24th. Another count laid it with intent to do some bodily harm. It appeared from the evidence for the prosecution that the prisoner and prosecutor both belonged to the ironed gang at Newcastle. On the day laid in the indictment, Botham and others were employed filling a cart with stone, when Botham received a blow on the back of his head, which made him insensible, and, according to the evidence of Dr. Brooks; if it had not been in a slanting direction must have been fatal. Two other men belonging to the gang (Dredge and Byrnes) positively swore that they saw Tilley strike Botham with a spade, and Byrnes said, that Tilley stated, he would give himself up. It appeared, that Botham had previously applied for the situation of scourger, and had otherwise given annoyance to the gang by giving an account of some misconduct which had occurred. For the defense several witnesses were called; Sergeant Sherry of the 4th Regiment, deposed that he was on duty on the day which the accident occurred and he heard Dredge and Byrnes and several others of the gang, say, they did not see how he got the hurt; they only saw him fall, and that Botham himself said, his head got light and he fell against a stone, and upon his (the Sergeants) asking him, if any one had struck him, he said, no. Samuel Merritt, Overseer of Public Works at New- castle, deposed that he was present when Lieut. Gibson was making enquiry respecting Botham when Dredge handed him a piece of blue stone with some blood and hair on it; at the suggestion of Mr. Gibson he examined all the spades and shovels that were in or near the place where the men were at work. On his cross examination this witness admitted that notwithstanding his high sounding title, and that he had upwards of one hundred men under him, he was a prisoner without any remission of sentence and had seen as much trouble as most men. Storey, one of the gang positively swore that there were no spades or shovels on the ground and that in consequence of Mr. Nicholson being about to take charge, the tools were all being mustered. In summing up Justice Dowling drew the attention of the Jury to the fact, that the witnesses had in the first instance denied, that they had any knowledge of the circumstances, and that it was not, until there was some talk of a reward, that they preferred the evidence they had that day given. The Jury retired a short time and returned a verdict of, Not Guilty.
90527
Surname: Merritt
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1852 2 June
Place: Collected at Anambah
Source: MM
Details: Subscribed to Testimonial for E.C. Close
113732
Surname: Merritt
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1854 10 May
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Brother in law of Francis Mitchell. Completely blind. Died after collapsing on his way to Melville Church
121024
Surname: Merritt
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1854 7 May
Place: Campbells Hill Burial Ground
Source: Maitland Burial Records
Details: Died aged 49
148127
Surname: Merritt
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1825
Place: County of Durham, Parish of St. Aubyn
Source: Index to map of the country bordering upon the River Hunter... by Henry Dangar (London : Joseph Cross, 1828). p20
Details: Granted 2000 acres of land. Annual Quit Rent £15
175891
Surname: Merritt
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: February 1831
Place: Sydney
Source: Convict Indent. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4016]; Microfiche: 678
Details: Michael Flynn per Edward assigned to William Merritt in Sydney on arrival
191867
Surname: Merritt
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 9 May 1854
Place: Abode Melville
Source: West Maitland Burial Register, 1851 - 1855 p 11
Details: William Merritt, Gentleman, died age 49 on 7 May 1854. Buried 9 May 1854
62074
Surname: Merritt (Merrett)
First Name: Mathew (Matthew)
Ship: -
Date: 1820 8 January
Place: -
Source: SG
Details: Sentenced to 100 lashes in the Market place and to be sent to Newcastle for 2 yrs for stealing articles of leather and cloth belonging to the Crown
134290
Surname: Merry
First Name: Henry
Ship: -
Date: 1858 12 January
Place: Singleton
Source: MM
Details: Signed petition supporting George Boyle White of Greenwood to nominate in the forthcoming election
139731
Surname: Merry
First Name: Henry
Ship: -
Date: 1864 9 June
Place: Whittingham, near Singleton
Source: MM
Details: Died on 3rd June of disease of the liver, aged 45 years