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1 Henry YATES1 (1870- ) [3735]. Born 1870, Frithville, Lincoln, England.1,2 Bap 6 Mar 1870, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England.2 Marr Delia CLEARY 1895, Manchester, Lincolnshire, England.2
2 George YATES1,2 (1843-bef1916) [3734]. Born 1843, Sibsey, Lincoln, England.1,2 Bap 19 Nov 1843, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England.2 Marr Betsy Ann PRIDGEON 22 Sep 1868, Carrington, Lincolnshire, England.2 Died bef 1916.2
4 William YATES ( - ) [5840].
5 Mary BROWN ( - ) [5841].
3 Betsy Ann PRIDGEON2,3 (c. 1851- ) [2825]. Born c. 1851, Frithville, Lincoln, England.1,2 Bap 7 Sep 1851, Carrington, Lincolnshire, England.2
On her marriage certificate, Betsy's surname is listed as Pridgeon. But Joseph Carey is given as her father.
6 Joseph CAREY2 (1831-1910) [2736]. Born 1831, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England.2 Bap 20 Mar 1831, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England.2 Marr Dinah PRIDGEON 7 Sep 1851, Carrington, Lincolnshire, England.2 Died 7 Dec 1910, Claremont, Perth, Western Australia.2 Cause: Senile decay and heart failure. Buried 1910, Karrakatte Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia.2
The Govenor's journal for Lincoln prison notes on Wednesday, 3rd August 1859, Joseph and Dinah visited Henry Carey while he was awaiting his public execution.
Lindsey Quarter Sessions
Held at Louth on the 13th April 1858.
Joseph Carey was charged with stealing one iron rake, the property of David Rushton, at Sibsey, on the 19th August 1857.
Verdict: Not Guilty.
Sentence: Discharged.
Lindsey Quarter Sessions
Held at Spilsby on the 10th January 1860.
Joseph Carey was charged with stealing five stones in weight of barley meal, the property of John Palmer, at Boston East, on the 10th December 1859.
Verdict: No True Bill.
Sentence: Discharged.
Lindsey Quarter Sessions
Held at Spilsby on the 10th July 1860.
Joseph Carey and Henry Howden were charged with stealing, on the 11th May 1860, at Frithville, forty seven stones in weight of wheat, the property of John Thompson. Both were found guilty. Joseph Carey was sentenced to three years penal servitude. Henry Howden was given nine months hard labour at Louth`s House of Correction.
Lindsey Quarter Sessions
Held at Louth on the 28th October 1864.
Joseph Carey was charged with stealing five stone in weight of wool locks, the property of John Caudwell, at Frithvile on the 27th July 1864. He was sentenced to seven years penal servitude.
He was first sent to the prison at Lincoln, then on the 19th December 1864 he was sent to Wakefield Prison. He was transferred to Chatham Prison on the 10th October 1865, were he staid until the 27th March, 1867. He was then sent by rail to Sheerness where he boarded the Norwood, which set sail for Portsmouth and Portland on the 28th March 1867. Picking up more convicts on the way.
On the 18th April 1867, the Norwood left Portland, for Western Australia. They arrived of Fremantle on the the 13th July 1867. Around 5 p.m. the pilot, a man called Jacklin came aboard and the ship dropped anchor at 6.30 p.m. At 9.45 a.m. on the 14th July, guards from Fremantle Prison came aboard. At 1.00 p.m. all the prisoners were disembarked.
Joseph become convict number 9400. He got his Ticket of Leave on the 22nd October 1868 and his Certificate of Freedom on the 3rd January 1872.
Joseph had a small holding at Chittering, Western Australia. He had a garden near the lake on the Chittering Valley road, about a mile and a half south of Chittering Church. He leased 100 acres in 1877.
A TICKET-OF-LEAVE was granted to a probationer after a specified period, adjusted according to his behaviour. When discharged on ticket-of-leave a prisoner received a full kit of workman's clothing, with blankets and rations sufficient to take him to the district of his choice. He received only a portion of his gratuity, but the remainder was handed over when he reported to the resident magistrate in the town to which he travelled. This was to ensure that it was not squandered before he reached his destination. He had to report to the magistrate within seven days of his arrival and twice a year thereafter. If he wished to go to another district he had to carry a pass issued by the magistrate. He could choose his employer and was protected, and bound, by the Masters and Servants' Act; but he could be bound for a year while his master could discharge him with only a month's notice. Also he had to notify the magistrate of any change in employers.
A ticket-of-leave man could be self-employed and engage other ticketers. He could own land and property; and he could marry, although during the earlier years of the convict era permission of the comptroller general was required before the ceremony.
The restrictions were irksome. A ticketer had to be indoors after ten o'clock at night. He had to carry his ticket at all times and show it on request. He could not own or carry firearms without permission. Nor was he supposed to work on ships, a condition that was circumvented on several occasions. He could be arrested without a warrant and tried summarily by a single magistrate without a jury. A re-conviction meant harsher punishment than that meted out to a free man.
Until 1857 many convicts received their ticket-of-leave on the day of arrival.
If a ticketer could not find employment he remained at the hiring depot and worked with the probationers in road parties, but he retained certain ticketer privileges. He received wages for this work and often preferred this to private employment, until Governor Kennedy ordered that no ticketer in government employment was to be paid a labourer's wage. After that such men soon found other work.
A CERTIFICATE OF FREEDOM was granted when the full term expired. Ex-convicts disliked the term expiree (for a convict whose term had expired). They preferred to be known as 'government men'.
Physical Description
Surname: Carey
Christian Name(s): Joseph
Reg No: 9400
Occupation: Shepherd
M/S: Married
Child: 4
Height: 5' 7"
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Grey
Face: Full
Complexion: Healthy
Build: Stout
Distinguishing Marks: Small scar behind left ear, cut left forefinger, cut left thumb.
From the English National Archives.
Licence number 12213: Joseph Carey.
Caption order and prison record from when he was convicted of larceny at the Quarter Sessions at Spilsby, Lincolnshire 10 July 1860.
Then aged [not given] years and by trade [not given].
Sentence: 3 years penal servitude.
Licence granted 31 December 1862, for early release from Broadmoor Lunatic Asylum.
Comments: No Caption order. Order for a licence to be at large only annotated caption to Wakefield 26 January 1865.
12 Edward CAREY2 (1798-1835) [2737]. Born 1798, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England.2 Bap 2 Aug 1798, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England.2 Marr Rachael OVERTON 2 Mar 1819, Boston, Lincolnshire, England.2 Died 1835, Frithville, Lincolnshire, England.2 Buried 27 Mar 1835, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England.2
13 Rachael OVERTON2 (1797-1868) [2738]. Born 1797, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England.2 Bap 7 May 1797, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England.2 Died 1868, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England.2 Buried 30 Apr 1868, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England.2
BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE dated 3 Nov 1817. Mother: Rachal OVERTON of Sibsey singlewoman. Putative father: James PLANT of Sibsey Farmer.
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BASTARDY CERTIFICATE dated 12 Jan 1818. Child not born. [LQS A/1/431/5 and 6].
7 Dinah PRIDGEON2 (c. 1834-1901) [2734]. Born c. 1834, Leake, Lincolnshire, England.2 Marr William GEE 24 Jun 1877, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Boston, Lincolnshire, England.2 Died 15 Jun 1901, 4 Eleanor Terrace, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. Buried 17 Jun 1901, Canwick Road Cemetery, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.2
14 Samuel Coats PRIDGEON2 (1796-1880) [2709]. Born 1796, Friskney, Lincolnshire, England.2 Bap 5 Jun 1799, Friskney, Lincolnshire, England.2 Marr Mary STEVENSON 9 Jun 1818, Friskney, Lincolnshire, England.2 Marr Mary SMITH 26 Apr 1846, Eastville Chapel.2 Died 1880, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England.2 Buried 13 Jan 1880, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England.2
Census 1851: Frithville, Lincolnshire.
15 Mary STEVENSON2 (1799-1843) [2727]. Born 1799, Boston, Lincolnshire, England.2 Bap 30 Jan 1799, Boston, Lincolnshire, England.2 Died 1843, Friskney, Lincolnshire, England.2 Buried 5 Nov 1843, Friskney, Lincolnshire, England.2
Note - Stevenson and Stephenson were both used on documents relating to Alice.
BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE dated 24 Feb 1817. Mother: Mary STEPHENSON of Wainfleet All Saints singlewoman. Putative father: Samuel PRIDGEON of Friskney Servant in Husbandry. Thomas Pridgeon of the same Yeoman was his surety. See also BASTARDY CERTIFICATE dated 7 April 1817. Child not born. [LQS A/1/425/9 and 27]
BASTARDY CERTIFICATE dated 7 July 1817. Mother: Mary STEPHENSON of Wainfleet All Saints singlewoman. Putative father: Samuel PRIDGEON of Friskney Servant in Husbandry. Female child. [LQS A/1/427/60].
| 1 | "1881 census, Middlesbrough, York, England". |
| 2 | "Information provided by Richard Brothwell". |
| 3 | "1871 census, Frithville, England". |