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Sentenced to death for piracy and attempted murder at Norfolk Island
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Sentenced to be worked in irons on the public roads of the Colony for 2 years for larceny
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Henry Sears and John Dagley, runaways from Towrang Stockade apprehended with fire arms. Sears sentenced to 14 years in a penal settlement. An old offender. William Monday granted a conditional pardon for the apprehension of these two bushrangers
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Charged with stealing a boat belonging to Isaac Nichols at Concord; and for having in his possession sundry articles of clothing stolen from the Field of Mars. Supposed to have been concerned in the late depredations on the Parramatta Road
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Found guilty of piracy at Norfolk Island. Addressed the Court prior to sentencing. Stated that he would sooner die than serve his fourteen years at Norfolk Island; denied having taken the active part assigned to him in the affair as accused by the witnesses
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The Courier (Hobart)
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John Jones, Thomas Whelan, George Beaver, Henry Sears, Nicholas Lewis and James Wolfe found guilty of piracy and murder in taking possession of the Governor Phillip at Norfolk Island 21st June
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Patterson's Plains
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Age 18. From Sanbury. 5' 4 3/4" grey eyes, flaxen hair, pale complexion, Absconded from J. Boughton at Patterson's Plains
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Apprehended after absconding from No. 1 stockade
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Brick maker aged 23. Absconded from Newcastle gaol
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Brickmaker aged 25 frm Sunbury. Grey eyes, flaxen hair, pale complexion. Absconded from No. 1 road party since 7th December. 2nd time absconding
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Brickmaker aged 33 from Sunderland. Absconded from the Stockade at Towrang. Supposed that he will attempt to leave the Colony
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NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
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Henry Sears, in government service, charged with making away with his slop clothing. The superintendent states - the prisoner having been returned to government service a short time since in a state of nakedness, I was directed to clothe him which I did. Since which he has made away with his shirt and shoes. Henry Sears sentenced to one month in the gaol gang
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NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
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Henry Sears in government service, charged with stealing a pair of shoes from a fellow prisoner. William Hart states - Last night after I was asleep in barracks my shoes were stolen from me. James Dermoody states - This morning at day break I saw Sears going to the privy with a pair of shoes under his arm. I followed him and saw him putting them under the flooring of the privy. I asked him where he had got them, he said he had found them and that I should have half if I would not say anything about it. I refused to have anything to do in it I went and told the barrack master who took the shoes from him. The prisoner states he found the shoes. Henry Sears sentenced to 50 lashes
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Phoenix Hulk to Moreton Bay
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State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Title: Phoenix Hulk: Discharge Book, 1825-1830; Volume: 4/6285
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Henry Sears per Asia, sentenced to 3 years in a penal settlement. Discharged from the Phoenix Hulk and transported to Moreton Bay per Lucy Ann
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Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4009A]; Microfiche: 655
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Henry Sears age 18. Brick moulder from Sunbury. Tried at Lewes 16 August 1824. Sentenced to transportation for life. Assigned to Airds district on arrival
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Darlinghurst Gaol Entrance Books
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Henry Sears sent to Darlinghurst gaol from Norfolk Island with seven other men all to be sent for trial. Sentenced to death. Executed 8 December 1842
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Last week, two desperate marauders were apprehended on a gentleman s estate in the neighbourhood of Sutton Forest, by two of the servants on the estate, one of them an assigned servant, and were kept confined until the arrival of the police, who were absent on the look out for the gang, of which those two formed a part. They turned out to be Henry Sears, other wise called Flash Gatty, and John Daley, two runaways from the Towrang ironed gang. They were forwarded for examination before the magistrate at Berrima, who told the assigned servant that for the exertions which he had displayed in apprehending the prisoners, he should re commend him to his Excellency the Governor for a conditional pardon.
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Supreme Court, before Sir James Dowling Chief Justice. The Norfolk Island Murderers. John Jones, Thomas Whelan, George Beavar, Henry Sears, Nicholas Lewis, James Woolf alias Mordecai, all late of Norfolk Island, labourers, were indicted for, that they on 21 June last on board a certain brig or vessel called the Governor Phillip, at sea, about one mimle from Norfolk Island being then in the act of committing the crime of piracy did with malice aforethought, assault one Charles Whitehead, then being on board the said brig with intent to murder him.....
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Gaol yard at Woolloomoolloo
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The Colonial Observer
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Execution of the Norfolk Island Pirates - George Beaver, John Jones, Henry Sears and Michael Lewis
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John Daley and Henry Sears convicted of robbery with fire arms, were sentenced to transportation - Daley for seven years and Sears for fourteen years.