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
Samuel HEWLETT jnr. 1816 - thread
by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, October 03, 2007, 22:17 (6263 days ago) @ Barbara Lloyd
VAUGHAN thread
by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, October 03, 2007, 22:18 (6263 days ago) @ Barbara Lloyd
Newspaper Article
by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, October 03, 2007, 22:20 (6263 days ago) @ Barbara Lloyd
It is possible that the original incident and the pardon were reported in a local newspaper or in a Gloucester newspaper. Was he held in Littledean or Gloucester goal ?
The British Library maintains a Newspapers archive, its worth a search / e'mail
Newspaper Article
by Barbara Lloyd , Wednesday, October 03, 2007, 23:21 (6263 days ago) @ slowhands
Thank you Slowhands, the information I am using from the Gloucester Records Office states "held in the common goal". Samuel Hewlett was discharged on the 2nd September 1844.
I shall use your links provided to go through to the British Library. The incident of course may never have been reported. It is just interesting to look into the background of information. If this incident had happened at an earlier time in history could he have been deported to Australia for the offence?
Thank you also for the threads to the Hewletts and Vaughan families. These family trees are not yet complete. Still a lot of work to be done on them.
Barbara Lloyd.
Penal Transportation
by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, October 03, 2007, 23:27 (6263 days ago) @ Barbara Lloyd
I'd infer Gloucester Goal in that case ..
I think penal transportation ended in the 1860's althought its peak was probably in the late 1700's to New South Wales......
Penal Transportation
by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Thursday, October 04, 2007, 00:28 (6263 days ago) @ slowhands
you might also want to check this
Bermuda Dick
The True Story of Forest of Dean Convicts
By Averil Kear
published by Lightmoor Press, ISBN 1 899889 08 6,
BDL, 120 Farmers Close, Witney, Oxfordshire
phone +44 (0)1993 773 927
Penal Transportation
by Barbara Lloyd , Thursday, October 04, 2007, 03:42 (6262 days ago) @ slowhands
Thank you Slowhands. I will keep searching.
Barbara.