Interesting Strangers

Could the real William Harris please step forward!

William Harris, the son of William Harris and his wife Margaret, is my 2nd Great Grandfather on my mother’s side.…

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,…

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,…

A Brutal Husband

George Bromfield brutally beat his wife Ann so badly that she died from the ordeal. George, my 3rd Great Grandfather,…

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…

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:…

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,…

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…

Convict [22178]: William Harris – Origin

Born: Notts, England Given that the name William Harris was a common name, and that William’s age varies over a…

Convict [2419]: Henry Sharp [c1810-1898]

Relationship: Direct Ancestor, 4th Great grandfather Overview Growing up in Newton, Cambridgeshire, England, Henry fell into a life of petty…