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Transportation of William Lovegrove (1791)

 William is given as both being of Dartford and Hartley, once again the parish in these cases being not always reliable.  But there is no doubt the 3rd case relates to Hartley, the victim Thomas Edmeads was tenant of Hartley Court from around 1769 to 1800.  Once again we can follow his progress to New South Wales. 

 PRO ASSI 34/1334 (Kent Summer Assize 1790)

(1) The jurors for the king upon their oaths present that William Lovegrove, late of the parish of Dartford, in the county of Kent, labourer, otherwise William Burberry, late of the same labourer, on the 9th day of April in the 29th year of the reign of our sovereign lord, George III now king of Great Britain etc (1789), with force and arms at the parish aforesaid in the county aforesaid, one live turkey of the price of 3 shillings (£0.15) of the goods and chattels of James Hicks then and there being found, feloniously did steal, take and drive away against the peace of our said lord the King, his crown and dignity.

Grand Jury found it not a true bill (case dismissed)

(2) The jurors for the king upon their oaths present that William Lovegrove, late of the parish of Dartford, in the county of Kent, labourer, otherwise William Burberry, late of the same labourer, on the 8th day of April in the 29th year of the reign of our sovereign lord, George III now king of Great Britain etc (1789), about the hour of one in the night of the same day with force and arms at the parish aforesaid in the county aforesaid, the dwelling house of one James Hicks there situate, then and there feloniously and burglarously did break and enter and 4 glass bottles of the value of 1 shilling (5p), one canvas bag of no value, one mahogany tea chest of the value of 2 shillings (10p) and 3 tin cannisters of the value of 1 shilling (5p) of the goods and chattels of the said James Hickes in the same dwelling house then and there being found, feloniously and burglarously did steal, take and drive away against the peace of our said lord the King, his crown and dignity.

Witnesses: James Hickes, Edward Hackney, Thomas Natham, Thomas Taylor, Charles Harnsworth, Edward Lance, Mary Winn, John Saunders, 8 sworn in court.

Grand Jury found it a true bill

Puts himself, guilty, no goods, to be hanged etc.

(3) The jurors for the king upon their oaths present that William Lovegrove, late of the parish of Hartley, in the county of Kent, labourer, otherwise William Burberry, late of the same labourer, on the 17th day of March in the 29th year of the reign of our sovereign lord, George III now king of Great Britain etc (1789), with force and arms at the parish aforesaid in the county aforesaid, one live hog of the value of 50 shillings (£2.50) of the goods and chattels of Thomas Edmeads then and there being found, feloniously did steal, take and drive away against the peace of our said lord the King, his crown and dignity.

Witnesses: Thomas Edmeads, John Hard, John Chapman, 3 sworn in court.

Grand Jury found it a true bill

Puts himself, convicted and has judgement on another indictment.

(4) The delivery of the gaol of the lord king of the county of Kent, holden at Maidstone, in and for the county aforesaid, on Monday the 19th day of July in the 30th year of the reign of our sovereign lord George III of Great Britain etc.  Before the right honourable Sir James Eyre, knight, chief baron our said lord the king of his court of Exchequer, and the honourable Sir Henry Gould knight, one of the justices of our said lord the king of his Common Pleas, justices of our said lord the king assigned to deliver the said gaol of the prisoners therein being....

William Lovegrove alias Burberry, attainted of burglarously breaking and entering the dwelling house of James Hickes and stealing goods value 4s etc...Let them be hanged by the neck until they are dead.  Respited transportation 14 years.

PRO HO 10/1 Muster of New South Wales

William Lovegrove, arrived August 1791 on the ship William and Ann (master Banker), tried at Maidstone July 1790, period for until 1804, now labourer in the colony.

William is not in the 1828 census of New South Wales.

This meant he was a very early settler, as the William and Ann was part of the third fleet to Port Jackson.  William and Ann sailed 27 March 1791 from Plymouth and took 154 days, arriving 28 August 1791.