Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Conditional Pardon
William's first Ticket of leave was cancelled due to gross negligence of his duty at Campbelltown Jail. During this time and the time before his next Ticket of leave William was in trouble with the Law again with an assault on a Jane Flaherty, he was fined 10 shillings and had to pay the court costs of 8 shilling and 6 pence.
Next came William Lemon's Conditional Pardon.
Next came William Lemon's Conditional Pardon.
William's step toward Australia
Williams first step toward Australia was when he and three other men were charged with trying to use forged notes to buy some beer.
Of this charge one was aquited but the others were ordered to be executed, no date was set.
They were sent to Downpatrick Jail and William Lemon must have had some personal contact as his charge was changed to be sentenced to life and sent to NSW.
Had the Court had their way William would have not had any descendants.
When William arrived in Australia he was sent to work for "The Flogging Master" Rev Samuel Marsden a very cruel person. Samuel was a sheep - breeder.
William did not stay there long as on 24th June, 1822 he went to work for John Thomas
Campbell as a Stockman whom he stayed with until he got his ticket of leave on 15th July, 1829.
The reason he got this so early was that he apprehended three Bushrangers on Campbell's property. Getting your ticket of leave meant that you could work for yourself if you wanted to but had to remain in the district and also had to go to Church on Sundays.
Of this charge one was aquited but the others were ordered to be executed, no date was set.
They were sent to Downpatrick Jail and William Lemon must have had some personal contact as his charge was changed to be sentenced to life and sent to NSW.
Had the Court had their way William would have not had any descendants.
When William arrived in Australia he was sent to work for "The Flogging Master" Rev Samuel Marsden a very cruel person. Samuel was a sheep - breeder.
William did not stay there long as on 24th June, 1822 he went to work for John Thomas
Campbell as a Stockman whom he stayed with until he got his ticket of leave on 15th July, 1829.
The reason he got this so early was that he apprehended three Bushrangers on Campbell's property. Getting your ticket of leave meant that you could work for yourself if you wanted to but had to remain in the district and also had to go to Church on Sundays.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
William Lemon the Convict
In County Down, Northern Ireland about 1792 there was born to Mr & Mrs William Lemon a son, who was named William after his father. At this stage his Mother's name and anything else about the family is unknown. Young William was to become a muslin weaver by trade - perhaps his father was also a weaver, as the weaving trade tended to be a family concern, even a community business in some small villages at this time in history.
William's first step towards Australia came in August 1820, when he was arrested and convicted in the County Down Courts for passing forged notes. The sentence for this not too drastic crime was life. The first year of his sentence was spent in County Down prison. Then as one of 100 male convicts he was transported to Australia on the vessel "Southworth". They sailed via Teneriffe in the Canary Islands and Cape Town. These places were used by the Convict ships as stops to re-stock water and food. The "Southworth" was a vessel of 350 tons, built in Chester in 1821 - so this was probably its maiden voyage. The Master was David Sampson and Joseph Cook the ship's surgeon - according to his log, there were no deaths during the voyage.
From the time of his arrest and conviction William Lemont became known as William Lemon - a very common surname in Ulster. This was most likely to protect his family, especially if they were of some standing in the community.
Ship's indent and all other documents that have been researched in connection with him as a convict bear the name William Lemon. From the indent for "Southworth" we find this description -besides details of his conviction - age 30, 5ft.101/2inches, fair complexion, brown hair and grey eyes.
On arrival in Australia the convicts were drafted into Government work or assigned as labourers to the free settlers. The Government used the Convicts for works in towns - Sydney, Parramatta and later Hobart. Here they lived in barracks and regulations provided adequate food and clothing, but their happiness and well-being depended entirely on the character of the overseer. William Lemon found himself assigned to the Female Orphanage at Parramatta as a Stockman.
By the 1820's there was a recognized system for granting a Ticket of Leave. Men and Women sentenced to 7 years could apply after serving 4 years of the sentence.
William applied for and was granted a Ticket of Leave in 1829, taken into the fact that he apprehended three bushrangers. He was allowed to remain in the district of Parramatta to which he had been assigned, and to present himself to Police when Quarterly Musters were held. Once a Convict has been granted a Ticket of Leave he could then hire himself out for wages. This may explain the different occupations that William was supposed to have followed - labourer - bullock drover and shoe maker. It was not until 1844 that William did anything about a Conditional Pardon, why he waited so long I don't know.
It wasn't until 1st February, 1845 that it was officially handed to him. A conditional Pardon meant that a convict's sentence had been remitted on the condition that he did not return to his home Country
William's first step towards Australia came in August 1820, when he was arrested and convicted in the County Down Courts for passing forged notes. The sentence for this not too drastic crime was life. The first year of his sentence was spent in County Down prison. Then as one of 100 male convicts he was transported to Australia on the vessel "Southworth". They sailed via Teneriffe in the Canary Islands and Cape Town. These places were used by the Convict ships as stops to re-stock water and food. The "Southworth" was a vessel of 350 tons, built in Chester in 1821 - so this was probably its maiden voyage. The Master was David Sampson and Joseph Cook the ship's surgeon - according to his log, there were no deaths during the voyage.
From the time of his arrest and conviction William Lemont became known as William Lemon - a very common surname in Ulster. This was most likely to protect his family, especially if they were of some standing in the community.
Ship's indent and all other documents that have been researched in connection with him as a convict bear the name William Lemon. From the indent for "Southworth" we find this description -besides details of his conviction - age 30, 5ft.101/2inches, fair complexion, brown hair and grey eyes.
On arrival in Australia the convicts were drafted into Government work or assigned as labourers to the free settlers. The Government used the Convicts for works in towns - Sydney, Parramatta and later Hobart. Here they lived in barracks and regulations provided adequate food and clothing, but their happiness and well-being depended entirely on the character of the overseer. William Lemon found himself assigned to the Female Orphanage at Parramatta as a Stockman.
By the 1820's there was a recognized system for granting a Ticket of Leave. Men and Women sentenced to 7 years could apply after serving 4 years of the sentence.
William applied for and was granted a Ticket of Leave in 1829, taken into the fact that he apprehended three bushrangers. He was allowed to remain in the district of Parramatta to which he had been assigned, and to present himself to Police when Quarterly Musters were held. Once a Convict has been granted a Ticket of Leave he could then hire himself out for wages. This may explain the different occupations that William was supposed to have followed - labourer - bullock drover and shoe maker. It was not until 1844 that William did anything about a Conditional Pardon, why he waited so long I don't know.
It wasn't until 1st February, 1845 that it was officially handed to him. A conditional Pardon meant that a convict's sentence had been remitted on the condition that he did not return to his home Country
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