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... ... ... was born in Dorset, England.
... ... ... was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to Van Diemen's Land
Special Hearing
The hearing for the Dorset Machine Breakers and Rioters was held at the Special Assizes in January 1831.
6 men sentenced to death - all Death sentences commuted. 3 men transported for seven years, and 3 men commuted to imprisonment for six months or less. 10 men sentenced to seven years. Oldest convict transported aged 57 and the youngest 21.
Transported to Van Diemens Land
- COOMBS Charles 24 7 years
- ELKINS George 24 7 years
- ELKINS Harry 34 7 years
- HATCHER Stephen 7 years
- HOUSE Abraham 22 7 years
- LEGG John 22 7 years
- NEW James 34 7 years
- POPE Joseph 57 7 years
- SHEPPARD Joseph 40 7 years
- SPICER Henry 21 7 years
- SYMES Charles 20 7 years
- THORNE Adam 21 7 years
- THORNE James 30 7 years
Dorset Sentencing Name List
Name Age Crime sentence
- ANSTY William 39 Machine breaking at Sixpenny Handley Acquitted
- AYLES John 25 Riot at Stower Provost Entered into Recognizance
- BUGBY George 19 Riotous assembly at Stalbridge Entered into Recognizance
- COOMBS Charles 24 Machine breaking at Buckland Newton 7y transportation
- DAVIDGE James 24 Machine breaking at East Stower 12m imprisonment
- DORE John 32 Riotouse assembly & robbery at Stower Provost Entered into Recognizance
- DURRANT John 58 Discharged 4 December 1830
- DURRANT William 23 Robbery at Mappowder & machine breaking at Buckland Newton 3m imprisonment
- ELKINS George 24 Riot & machine breaking at Cann 7y transportation
- ELKINS George, the younger 18 Riot & machine breaking at Cann 6m imprisonment
- ELKINS Harry 34 Riot & machine breaking at Cann 7y transportation
- FOOT Charles 27 Riot & machine breaking at Shaftesbury Entered into Recognizance
- GRANT Hezekiah 15 Riotous assembly at Winfrith & assaulting a special constable Entered into Recognizance
- GULLIVER Goerge Riotous assembly at Stalbridge Entered into Recognizance
- HARRIS James 37 Riotous assembly at Stalbridge & assaulting a special constable Entered into Recognizance
- HATCHER David 37 Riotouse assembly & robbery at Stower Provost Entered into Recognizance
- HATCHER Stephen Riotouse assembly & machine breaking at Stower Provost 7y transportation
- HELLYAR or HILLIER Robert 18 (Of Mappowder) Discharged 5 December 1830
- HOBBS James 18 Riotous assembly at Stalbridge & assaulting a special constable Entered into Recognizance
- HORLOCK or HORLICK Thomas 27 Discharged 5 December 1830
- HOUSE Abraham 22 Machine breaking at Buckland Newton & Woolland 7y transportation
- HOUSE James 24 Machine breaking at Buckland Newton & Woolland 12m imprisonment
- JACKSON George 44 Machine breaking at Buckland Newton 3m imprisonment
- LEGG George 35 Machine breaking & robbery at Buckland Newton & robbery at Pulham Death; commuted to 6m imprisonment
- LEGG John 22 Machine breaking at Buckland Newton & demanding money 7y transportation
- LOCK Angel 26 (Of Buckland Newton) Discharged 5 December 1830
- MARSH or MAISH Edward 27 Demanding money at Mappowder Bill returned ignoramus
- MITCHELL Jacob 23 Demanding money at Pulham & riot at Buckland Newton Entered into Recognizance
- MITCHELL John 20 Demanding money at Pulham & riot at Buckland Newton Entered into Recognizance
- MITCHELL Silas 27 Demanding money at Pulham & riot at Buckland Newton Entered into Recognizance
- MOORE William 18 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Cann 18m imprisonment
- NEW James 34 Demanding money at Mappowder & machine breaking & demanding money at Buckland Newton 7y transportation
- PIKE Robert 21 Riotous assembly & robbery at Stower Provost Entered into Recognizance
- POPE Joseph 57 Violent robbery at Boveridge Death recorded; commuted to 7y transportaion
- READ John 24 Machine breaking at Sixpenny Handley Death recorded; commuted to 1y imprisonment
- RYMOND James 28 Machine breaking at Sixpenny Handley 2y imprisonment
- SAMWAYS Thomas 24 Demanding money at Mappowder & machine breaking at Buckland Newton Acquitted
- SANSOME George 52 Riot & machine breaking at Buckland Newton Acquitted
- SANSOME John 16 Riotous assembly at Stalbridge Entered into Recognizance
- SHEPPARD Joseph 40 Robbery & machine breaking at Buckland Newton & robbery at Pulham Death recorded; commuted to 7y transportaion
- SILLWOOD or ZILLWOOD Samuel 26 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at :SIXPENNY Handley Entered into Recognizance
- SMART John 22 Demanding money at Buckland Newton & machine breaking at Woolland 12m imprisonment
- SOMERS William 22 Riotous assembly at Winfrith & assaulting the special constable Entered into Recognizance
- SPICER Henry 21 Demanding money & robbery at Pulham Death recorded; commuted to 7y transportaion
- STACEY James 28 Riotouse assembly & robbery at Stower Provost Entered into Recognizance
- STOKES William 26 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Sixpenny Handley 12m imprisonment
- SYMES Charles 20 Demanding money at Mappowder & machine breaking at Buckland Newton 7y transportation
- SYMONDS or SIMMONS John 48 Demanding money at Buckland Newton Acquitted
- THICK James Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Sixpenny Handley Acquitted
- THORNE Adam 21 Demanding money at Mappowder & machine breaking at Buckland Newton & Woolland 7y transportation
- THORNE James 30 Demanding monry at Mappowder & machine breaking & demanding money at Buckland Newton & machine breaking at Woolland 7y transportation
- TOMS John 16 Riotous assembly at Winfrith & assaulting thespecial constable 3m imprisonment then entered into Recognizance to keep the peace
- VOWELLS Thomas 22 Machine breaking at East Stower 12m imprisonment
- WHELLER or WHEELER Robert 46 Machine breaking at East Stower 4m imprisonment
- WILKINS James 22 Riotous assembly & taking moant at Cranborne Death recorded; commuted to 1m imprisonment
- ZILLWOOD (or ZELWOOD or SILLWOOD or SELWOOD) Robert 23 Feloniously & violently taking money & machine breaking at Sixpenny Handley 6m imprisonmnet
