William Johnson

Life archive ID obpt18310512-131-defend989
Alias Rumsey. Born 1805. Gender male. Has tattoo no. First recorded 12th May 1831.
Born
1805
Tried at Old Bailey, London. Accused of housebreaking (feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of robert maynard , on the 10th of april, and stealing, 114 yards of silk, value 10l.; 12 yards of lawn, value 24s.; 36 yards of cambric, value 2l.; 2 pincushions, value 3s.; 2 silk-winders, value 8s.; 1 seal, value 5s.; 2 boxes of puzzles, value 1l.; 2 sets of whist-markers and boxes, value 1l., and 1 cash-box, value 1s., his property). Found guilty, lesser offence. Sentenced to transportation. Sentence outcome was transported.
Sentenced to seven years. Sent to Van Diemens Land.