Leonard Cahill CHEETHAM birth

[Bozzle10]

Hi Lshah

I knew they were trialled in England for sheep stealing, although did not know that they were sentenced to be hang. Do you have more details about the boys and their trial?

[judb]

England & Wales, Criminal Registers, England Lancashire 1817

Leonard CHEETHAM was convicted at the Summer Assizes, Lancaster in 1817 of sheep stealing.  He was sentenced to death which sentence, as has already been said, was commuted to transportation.  It was more common in those days for the death sentence to be commuted as it is in this case.

(During 1800-1834 there were nearly 30,000 death sentences in UK but about 27000 were reprieved - over 91 %
http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/reprieve.html)

UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849
Leonard Cheetham,    23
Estimated birth year:   abt 1794
Date Received:   22 Nov 1817
Ship:   Retribution, moored at Woolwich
Convicted:   27 Aug 1817, at Lancaster

Australian Convict Transportation Registers
Leonard Cheetham, ship: Tottenham
Convicted Date:   27 Aug 1817
Voyage Date:   Jan 1818, arrival October 1818

Received Conditional Pardon
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons
Leonard Cheetham, 40
Origin Place:   Lancashire, England
Pardon Date:   19 May 1836
Vessel Name:   Tottenham
Record Type:   Conditional

Judith

[Bozzle10]

Thank You Judb,
I have Leonard's Convict records in Australia and the shipping details but have been missing the bits regarding his trial , so thank you for this.

I Know that he was married in NSW sydney to one Anne Cahill and they had two children but I have never found the birth details for these children. the one child I do know is Leonard Cahill Cheetham.

Leonard had a brother James Cheetham who came out in 1818 on the Isabella from memory

there is a twist to these brother that I need to unravel. So I am desperately looking for births in england - Parents Robert Cheetham and Dorothy Parker Carter

[Lshah]

Hi
Both James and Leonard were transported but separately.  I think they were very young about 7.  Wendy Robinson, a retired prosecutor from Australia may be able to help - she is a relative to the boys.   

[Bozzle10]

Hi Lshah

thank you for the reply, I have the shipping indent and its lists the age of 24 for Leonard Cheetham. the name Wendy Robinson rings a bell, I think I had been in contact with her but only through email and only a couple of correspondence. These boys are also a direct line for us. Do you have any contact details for Wendy or I am  happy for you to pass my email onto her, Which I will send privately.

thank you for your help, do you have any connection with this family.