Hi Rhonda, I did a google search for Joseph and Isaac Celements and highway robbery, and found the following: The Salisbury And Winchester Journal and General Advertiser of Wilts, Hants, Dorset, and Somerset. Winchester, Saturday, March 7. The trials of the prisoners at our assizes did not conclude till very late this evening.-The following received sentences as under. Hugh Flinn (a soldier), convicted of stabbing and wilfully murdering his comrade, James Rainey, near Titchfield, on Tuesday last, - to be hanged on Monday, and his body to be dissected. The wretched man was with great difficulty persuaded to plead not guilty. The following: prisoners are to be executed on the 21st instant :- Benj.Lawrence, for robbing John Gray on the highway in the parish of Romsey; - George Biggs, for a burglary in the house of William Francis, at Alverstoke ;- James Robinson, for stabbing William Mitchell, at Portsmouth ;- Isaac White, John Burton, and Henry Morrey, for uttering forged Bank of England notes; and George Glasspoole and Joseph Glasspoole, for a burglary in the house of Richard Frith, at Cheriton. The following received sentence of death, but have been reprieved :- Mary Fahrland and Harriet Church, for breaking into and robbing the house of Tho.Blake, at Froyle; - Richard Webb and James Ayles, for killing and stealing a bullock belonging to S.Lancaster, Esq.;- Thomas Dunnings, for robbing the house of J.Whicher at Eling, on a Sunday; - Thomas Noyes and Edward Andrews, for robbing S.Eldridge at Eling;- Geo.Taylor and John Gill, for stealing King's stores; - William Johnson, for robbing R.Trueman, on the highway in the Isle of Wight;- Wm.Cawte, for a burglary in the house of Ann Blunden, at Porchester; - Wm.Snelling, for a burglary in the house of W.Tupper, at Portsea; - R.Briant, for stealing King's stores; - John Norman, for a burglary in the house of T.Moorman, at Portsea; - Eliza.Winn, for robbing Thos.Chas.Barrow, on the highway at Portsea; - George Mason and Geo.Braham, for robbing T.Marsh on the highway near Stockbridge; Thos.Jacobs, for a burglary in the house of Lord Bolton; - John Hall, for robbing the house of R.Nottley, at Portsea; - John Smith, for robbing the house of J.Bailey, jun. at Portsea;- Wm.Miles, for stealing a gelding belonging to R.Wooldridge;- W.Hayward, G.Dagwell, J.Boulton, and J.Bishop, for robbing the house of Sarah Scriven, at Portsea; - Isaac Clements, Joseph Clements, and James Earwarker, for robbing W.S.Purchase on the highway at Titchfield;- Geo.Brown, for a burglary in the house of Jas.Cox, at Alverstoke; James Hopkins, Geo.Hopkins, and James Glazier, for a burglary in a house at Ambersham North; - & John Gray and Steph.Boyce, for sheep stealing - Wm.Tremain, Andrew Goodwin, and W.Glatton[?], for various felonies, to be transported 14 years; Francis Peisse, to be transported 7 years.- The remainder of the prisoners (54 in number) were sentenced to lighter punishments, or acquitted. Some of the other names were mentioned the previous week for different crimes: Winchester, Saturday, February 28. The Lent Assizes for this county will be holden at the Castle in this city on Monday next, before the Hon.Sir Charles Abbot, Knt. and the Hon.Sir George Sowley Holroyd, Knt. The following prisoners are on the calendar for trial :- Robert Hand and Orlando Lockyear, for the wilful murder of John Sutton, at the parish of Northwood, in the Isle of Wight. - Benj.Lawrence, for stopping John Gray on the highway in the parish of Romsey, and stealing from his cart a breast of mutton and other property - Wm.Johnson, for robbing Richard Trueman on the highway, at the parish of Whippingham, in the Isle or Wight, and for other felonies. - Eliza Winn, for assaulting Thomas Charles Barrow, on the highway at Portsea, and taking from his person, against his will, a gold watch and other property. - Thos.Branning, John Ridout, Sarah O'Neil, Mary Brackey, and Eliz.O'Neil, for assaulting Tho.Mullens in the Soke of Winchester on the 18th of December, and stealing from his person a silver watch - Isaac Clements, Joseph Clements, and James Earwarker, for assaulting Wm.Silvester Purchase on the highway in the parish of Titchfield, and taking from his person a silver watch and other articles; also charged with other felonies. - George Mason and George Braham, for robbing Thomas Marsh on the highway near Stockbridge.- Thos.Noyce and Edward Andrews, for robbing Stephen Eldridge of 3 guineas, three £1. notes, and other property, at Ower, in the parish of Eling. Hope this helps a little. Kathy --- On Thu, 10/12/09, Rhonda Brownlow <brownlowr@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > From: Rhonda Brownlow <brownlowr@optusnet.com.au> > Subject: Convict brothers > To: genanz@rootsweb.com > Received: Thursday, 10 December, 2009, 1:30 PM > > > Hello Listers > > Isaac and Joseph Clements arrived on the General Stewart > for the crime of > highway robbery and had received a life sentence, having > looked at their > indents Isaac received his C/F in 1827 but Joseph Clements > didn't receive > his till 1834, seeing as they were both charges with the > same crim I wonder > why the difference. They were charges in the company of > George Mason, George > Braham, John Burton, Benjamin Lawrence, and Thomas Noyce; > perhaps someone > might recognise these other gentlemen and may be able to > tell me more about > the actual crime. I checked the 1822, 1823, 1824 musters, > 1828 census. > Neither was recorded on the 1837 muster, they both settled > at Canowindra. > They were Hampshire and later were joined by two siblings, > their brother > Benjamin Clements later settling at Bigga NSW. Having > migrated aboard the > "Isabella" on 18th October 1840. > > > > Any assistance would be appreciated. > > Cheers Rhonda > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENANZ-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > __________________________________________________________________________________ See what's on at the movies in your area. Find out now: http://au.movies.yahoo.com/session-times/