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From: "Des & Lorraine Wootton" <>
Subject: CONVICTS made good?
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 00:04:27 +1000

My ggggfather William ALLENSBY per Lady Harewood 1829 was convicted of stealing a watch and sentenced to 14 yrs transportation - on looking at his record trial at the Old Bailey it looks as if he could have been 'set up'.

He'd been married with 2 chn in London and as he'd been a Bow Street officer, he was soon employed as a Constable and in the Field Police - until he accepted a bribe - but later was again appointed as a police officer!

He married another convict Mary Anne WALKER, a widow before convicted and they had one child who married another convict!

William was appointed 'Flagellator' on a few occasions and gained his freedom in 1840. In 1850 a notice in the Examiner announced that he had opened a Butcher's Shop in Longford.

When he died in 1860, his death notice was printed in the Mercury. He was at that time Overseer of "Panshanger" - no doubt his attributes for the Flagellator's position also fitted him for this one!

Not exactly 'well to do' but he certainly moved up in the world.

Lorraine.

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