Derbyshire Quarter Sessions Order Books
Extract as copied from the above books located in the Derbyshire Record Office, Matlock.
January Sessions 1837 Page 555
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The King against John Spendlove late of the Parish of Duffield in this county, labourer in the custody of Mr. John Sims keeper of the common gaol at Derby in the said County being brought to the bar here and indicted arraigned and tried for feloniously stealing and carrying away on the twenty seventh day of November, one bushel of potatoes of the value of ten shillings and one hen fowl of the value of one shilling of the goods and chattels of one Ann Garratt and three chisels of the value of one shilling and one Gouge of the value of six pence, three hammers of the value of one shilling and one file of the value of six pence of the goods and chattels of one John Erpe Hendrick.
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And being found guilty thereof this Court doth order that the said John Spendlove be re-committed to the Custody of the said John Sims and transported as soon as conveniently may be, for the term of seven years to be computed from the time of his conviction to such place or places port or ports beyond the Seas as His Majesty shall for that purpose declare or appoint
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And the Court doth also order that Samuel Fox, William Evans, Cockshut Heathcote, Henry Sacheverell Wilmot, George Benson Strutt, John Radford and William Jeffrey Lockett, Esquires, Justices of the Peace for the said County or any two of them be and they are hereby appointed to contract with the person or persons for the transportation of him the said John Spendlove in manner and for the term aforesaid and to cause such security to be taken as the statute in that case made and provided directs to be taken and to order him to be delivered pursuant to such contract to the person or persons contracting for him or to this or their assigns.
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And doth also order that the said Ann Garratt be and she is hereby discharged from the recognizance entered into by her for her appearance at this sessions to prefer the said Bill of Indictment and that the said John Erpe Hendrick, Samuel Milward of Belper in the said County, Police Officer and Hugh Cooper of Shottle Gate in the said County Labourer be and they are hereby discharged from two several recognizance entered into by them for their respective appearances at this sessions to give evidence thereon.
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And doth further order that the Treasure of this County to pay to Mr Ingle, Solicitor in this prosecution the sum of Eight Pounds and two shillings for the expenses of the prosecution against the said John Spendlove and two others.
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Whitehurst for the Prosecution
Clarke for the Prisoner
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John Spendlove arrived in New South Wales, Australia aboard the James Pattison on the 25/10/1837
He was later assigned to a Master A.G. Sintole of Berrima
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