One other thing. Apparently he was one of a group arrested in Kintbury in 1830 for their part in the riots. This might eventually help us to place him within the Berkshire branch of the Westalls. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Fred Westall" <fred_westall@msn.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:29 PM To: <westall@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [WESTALL] William Westall, Reading, Berkshire > Hi Bob, > > This sounds like the same Wm Westall who was transported for life for his > part in the Berkshire Swing Riots of 1830. He appears on the convicts list > for the Eleanor, which sailed from Portsmouth for NSW on 15th Feb 1831 (he > had been convicted at Reading Assizes on 27 Dec 1830 where he was given a > Life sentence). He was freed on 9 Nov 1837 so he had served just 7 years > of his sentence. It is not clear what happened to him after he was > freed - > maybe our Australian branch can shed some light. At the time of > deportation it was stated he was 20 yrs old, which would have given a > birth > date of abt. 1810. There are a lot of Wm Westalls but none on my tree > that > were born in 1810. My nearest candidate was bap. in 1806 in Baydon and > was > the son on Thomas Westall and Sarah Bray, but this is complete speculation > on my part. It was not that unusual for convicts transported to NSW on > Life sentences to have these commuted after a few years. > > Fred > > -----Original Message----- > From: westall-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:westall-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Bob Westall > Sent: 10 February 2010 19:09 > To: westall@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WESTALL] William Westall, Reading, Berkshire > > Does the following sound familiar to anyone with Reading, Berkshire > ancestry? > > > > > > William Westall was tried and convicted in Reading, Berkshire, England in > December 1930. His sentence was Life! He was sent to New South Wales, > Australia aboard the Ship Eleanor to arrive in 1831. > > > > New South Wales, Australia,Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute > Pardons 1791-1867 > > > > Name: William Westall > > Pardon Date: 9 Nov 1837 > > Vessel Name: Eleanor > > Year of Arrival: 1831 > > Trial Location: Reading, Berkshire, England > > Date of conviction: Dec 1830 > > Place of Conviction: Reading, Berkshire, England > > Record Type: Conditional > > > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) > Database version: 6.14330 > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WESTALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WESTALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
I had thought of That wm Son of Sarah & Thoma W as well. I wonder if we would ever know. Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Westall" <fred_westall@msn.com> To: <westall@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 8:36 AM Subject: Re: [WESTALL] William Westall, Reading, Berkshire > One other thing. Apparently he was one of a group arrested in Kintbury in > 1830 for their part in the riots. This might eventually help us to place > him > within the Berkshire branch of the Westalls. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Fred Westall" <fred_westall@msn.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:29 PM > To: <westall@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [WESTALL] William Westall, Reading, Berkshire > >> Hi Bob, >> >> This sounds like the same Wm Westall who was transported for life for his >> part in the Berkshire Swing Riots of 1830. He appears on the convicts >> list >> for the Eleanor, which sailed from Portsmouth for NSW on 15th Feb 1831 >> (he >> had been convicted at Reading Assizes on 27 Dec 1830 where he was given a >> Life sentence). He was freed on 9 Nov 1837 so he had served just 7 >> years >> of his sentence. It is not clear what happened to him after he was >> freed - >> maybe our Australian branch can shed some light. At the time of >> deportation it was stated he was 20 yrs old, which would have given a >> birth >> date of abt. 1810. There are a lot of Wm Westalls but none on my tree >> that >> were born in 1810. My nearest candidate was bap. in 1806 in Baydon and >> was >> the son on Thomas Westall and Sarah Bray, but this is complete >> speculation >> on my part. It was not that unusual for convicts transported to NSW on >> Life sentences to have these commuted after a few years. >> >> Fred >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: westall-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:westall-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On >> Behalf Of Bob Westall >> Sent: 10 February 2010 19:09 >> To: westall@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [WESTALL] William Westall, Reading, Berkshire >> >> Does the following sound familiar to anyone with Reading, Berkshire >> ancestry? >> >> >> >> >> >> William Westall was tried and convicted in Reading, Berkshire, England in >> December 1930. His sentence was Life! He was sent to New South Wales, >> Australia aboard the Ship Eleanor to arrive in 1831. >> >> >> >> New South Wales, Australia,Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute >> Pardons 1791-1867 >> >> >> >> Name: William Westall >> >> Pardon Date: 9 Nov 1837 >> >> Vessel Name: Eleanor >> >> Year of Arrival: 1831 >> >> Trial Location: Reading, Berkshire, England >> >> Date of conviction: Dec 1830 >> >> Place of Conviction: Reading, Berkshire, England >> >> Record Type: Conditional >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.514) >> Database version: 6.14330 >> http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> WESTALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> WESTALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WESTALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >