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From: Ron and Jeannie Lister <>
Subject: Re: Executions
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 12:50:03 +1300
References: <3.0.32.20050116084538.0068f640@aardvark.net.au>


Dear Kate,
From "Old Castlemaine Gaol - The History of the Old Castlemaine Gaol
1857-1995" by Mary Thompson, the list of people executed at Castlemaine Gaol
is:

Executed:
22.8.1865 David Young (Victim Margaret Graham)
10.3.1866 Long Poy
1.8.1867 William Terry (Victim Peter Redyk)
15.8.1868 John Hogan (Victim: Martin Rooney)
24.5.1870 Ah Pew (Victim Annie Hunt)
21.5.1872 James Wilkie (Victim James Penson)
12.3.1873 Samuel Wright (Victim Hagen)
21.5.1873 Pierr Bornbun (Victim Mrs Smith)
10.8.1875 Ah Cat (Victim Renzelman)
23.5.1876 John Duffus

With best wishes, Jeannie.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia Jungwirth" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: Executions


> Hello Kate,
>
>
> I would imagine that it is highly unlikely for one of your ancestors to
> have been "executed for stealing a pair of trousers" in the late 1800's or
> early 1900's unless there was some other aspect to the crime. Generally,
by
> the late 1800's theft on its own was not a capital offence.
>
> However, sentencing and execution may have occured had the theft of the
> trousers been included in these charges:
>
> Burglary with wounding
> Carnal knowledge
> Murder
> Rape
> Robbery with violence
> Shooting
> Shooting with intent
> Sodomy on a child
>
> the above is a list of actual offences that resulted in executions.
>
> The offence of "robbery" didn't receive executions any more recently that
> the mid 1850's..
>
> If you go to this address:
>
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~billingh/vic_executions.htm
>
>
> you'll see a list of those judicially executed in Victoria in the 1800's -
>
> it shows a David Young executed in 1865 - not 1863 as somebody else posted
> - maybe I've got a typo ..
>
> Anyhow -
> Kate - please tell us the name of this ancestor so that we may offer
better
> help..
>
>
> good luck
>
> Robert
>
> using Tricia's email address
>
>
>
> At 03:04 AM 15/01/05 -0700, Alan Jones wrote:
> >Dear Listers
> >Is any able to tell me how I can research executions around the late
1800s
> >early 1900s in either Castlemaine or Bendigo. I believe one of my
ancestors
> >may have been executed for stealing a pair of trousers. Could this have
been
> >possible?
> >Cheers
> >Kate Jones
> >Sydney
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ====
> >Practice safe genealogy - don't include the personal details of the
living.
> >
>
>
> ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ====
> Victorian place names database
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~auswgw/vic_place_names.htm
>
>

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