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Convict [22178]: William Harris
Harris Convicts

Convict [22178]: William Harris

Relationship William Harris [aka Smith] was my 3rd Great Grandfather on my mother’s side.
March 17, 2023May 19, 2023
Convict [22178]: William Harris – Overview
Convicts Harris

Convict [22178]: William Harris – Overview

William Harris [aka Smith], originally from Nottinghamshire, England, was, along with fellow accomplice Thomas Wootton arrested and tried at the…
March 15, 2023March 15, 2023
Harlequin Bob
Allender Harlequin Bob Convicts Cowburn Davis

Harlequin Bob

Aliases: Cobourn, Coburn, Coborn, Cowburn, Cockburn, Harlequin Bob I first came across Robert Cowburn while researching my 3rd Great Grandmother,…
August 3, 1873September 9, 2021
Convict [22178]: William Harris – Conviction
Convicts Harris

Convict [22178]: William Harris – Conviction

William along with his accomplice Thomas Wootton was apprehended and convicted in 1847 for breaking into a warehouse in Atherstone,…
August 7, 1847March 17, 2023
Convict [9698]: Mary Harrington [1822-1896]
Convicts Stewart Harrington

Convict [9698]: Mary Harrington [1822-1896]

Relationship: Direct Ancestor, 4th Great Grandmother Aliases: Mary Harrington, Mary Ann Harrington, Mary Anne Harrington, Mary Ann Steward, Mary Stewart,…
April 6, 1840September 9, 2021
A Brutal Husband
Bloomfield Convicts

A Brutal Husband

George Bromfield brutally beat his wife Ann so badly that she died from the ordeal. George, my 3rd Great Grandfather,…
May 20, 1839September 9, 2021
Convict [255]: Mary Harvey [1791-1877]
Convicts Harvey

Convict [255]: Mary Harvey [1791-1877]

Relationship: Direct Ancestor, 4th Great Grandmother Overview Looking back through Mary’s timeline, it is evident that she had a distraught…
May 19, 1835September 9, 2021
Convict [1530]: Henry Stewart [1809-1866]
Convicts Stewart Harrington

Convict [1530]: Henry Stewart [1809-1866]

Overview Relationship: Direct Ancestor, 4th Great Granfather Aliases: Stuart, Steward Description 1 Trade: LabourerHeight: 5 feet, 4 inchesComplexion: DarkHead: SmallHair:…
December 11, 1831September 9, 2021
Convict [1481]: William Stevenson [1811-1876]
Convicts Harvey Stevenson

Convict [1481]: William Stevenson [1811-1876]

Relationship to Self: Direct Ancestor, 3rd Great Grandfather Overview Originally sentenced to death for his part in stealing a horse,…
February 10, 1831September 9, 2021
The Cannibal who was cannibalized!
Coventry Convicts

The Cannibal who was cannibalized!

In 1829, William Coventry, my 5th Great Grandfather stood trial with two others for stealing three bullocks for which he…
October 30, 1829November 1, 2020

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