Newspaper Article - Samuel HEWLETT jnr. (General)

by Barbara Lloyd , Tuesday, October 02, 2007, 01:09 (6265 days ago)

Samuel Hewlett jnr. born c1816 was jailed in 1844 for killing a sheep belonging to Richard Nelmes.

One of Samuel Hewlett's daughters was Julia who married William Henry Vaughan and moved to America in 1882. I am still tracing Julia and family in America. This leads to my line of the family, in Gloucestershire.

This information is on record at the Gloucestershire Archives.

The record states that he was discharged on 2nd September 1844 by a warrant from the Queen and received a conditional pardon becase of his previous good character and the respectability of his family.

Would this incident have been reported in any newspaper? I have searched the Gloucestershire Citizen, I have also been in touch with the Cinderford Library and they do not have any local papers going back to 1844.

Can anyone suggest where else I could look.

Barbara Lloyd