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| Sacred / TO THE / MEMORY OF / EDWARD ARMFIELD / WHO DEPARTED / THIS LIFE 15TH SEPT / 1866 / AGED 85 YEARS / A VERY OLD COLONIST / ARRIVED IN THE YEAR 1800 / Footstone - E.A. 1866 1821 Oct 6 Remuneration given to Mary Bracker, James Vincent, James Andrews and Edward Armfield for land to complete Windsor streets48 ARMFIELD, Edward. Per "Earl Cornwallis" Sailed 12 June 1800 1800 Oct 13 On list of convicts on board the "Earl Cornwallis" (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.28) 1821 Mar 2 Re claim for remuneration for land taken from him in opening new streets in Windsor (Reel 6051; 4/1749 p.305) 1821 Sep 18, Oct 6 Given remuneration for land taken from him in opening new streets (Reel 6051; 4/1749 pp.71, 76) I have obtained a death certificate transcript for Edward which states he was born in London. I also have a copy of the court's verdict in which Edward Armfield James Fars were found guilty of stealing from a shop in Lowd Lane Leicester Square 19th May 1800. Edward was sentenced to 7 years was transported to Botany Bay Australia aboard the 'Earl Cornwallis' which departed England on 18th November 1800. A witness at the wedding of Edward Armfield Elizabeth Wells nee Ruse was George Armfield who was also a convict. George Armfield believed to be a brother of Edward arrived in Sydney aboard the 'Malabar 1' which departed Spithead on 17th June 1819 and arrived in Sydney Australia on 30th October 1819 he was thought to be aged 25 years. The name John is right through our line of Armfield's. John David John Henry were very popular. I haven't yet had a chance to look for the Armfield's in England but I will let you know how I go. Please let me know if you can place my Armfield's in your line.49 JAMES FARO, EDWARD ARMFIELD, Theft > shoplifting, 28th May 1800.50 Reference Number: t18000528-111 See original 450. JAMES FARO , and EDWARD ARMFIELD , were indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 19th of May , nine pair of gold ear-rings, value 2l. 5s. and two odd gold ear-rings, value 5s. the property of Robert Chandler , privately in his shop . THOMAS HUGHES sworn. - I am servant to Mr. Robert Chandler , jeweller , in Leicester-square : On Monday evening, the 19th of May, between six and seven o'clock, I had been out, and when I came back into the shop, I saw the prisoner, Armfield, standing by the ear-ring drawer; in going round by the other counter he went out of the shop; I then saw the prisoner, Faro, apparently purchasing something on the other side of the shop; when Faro was gone, I went up to the place where I had seen Armfield stand, and discovered a great vacancy in the ear-ring drawer; I then went after the prisoners, I watched them into a liquor-shop in Rupert-street; I then came back and informed my master of it, and my master then went with me; when we got into Coventry-street, I saw them again; I laid hold of Armfield, and in bringing him along he made a bit of a rustling, with his hands behind him; upon which I asked him what he was about, and saw a pair of ear-rings in his hand, which he dropped; he then said it was not him that took them, it was the other took them and gave them to him; I brought him back, and my master pursued the other. ROBERT CHANDLER sworn. - I went in pursuit of the prisoners: I saw them in Coventry-street; I pursued Faro, he ran down the Hay-Market, and about half way down I took him; I brought him as far as Coventry-street, and there I was surrounded by some of his companions, I believe, who rescued him from me; I suppose there were a hundred round me, and he got from me; I am certain the prisoner, Faro, is the same person. JOHN HALEY sworn. - I am a lace-man in Longacre: I saw Mr. Chandler have hold of the prisoner, See original Faro, and a gang round him, there were a great many of them, in Coventry-street; I saw them attempting to rescue him, and I took hold of him by the collar; upon which he made some resistance, and those round him asked me what I had to do with it; when we got to the corner of Rupert-street, or near it, his associates said I was choaking him, and insisted upon my letting him go, and promised he should go quietly to the office; I then quitted my hold, and the gang surrounded us, and he ran away; I pursued, and one of them attempted to strike me with a stick, but it missed me; I told them they had better he quiet, or I would take some more of them; the prisoner ran through a court into Gerrard-street, and there a young man stopped him, but was afraid to take hold of him; I took hold of him, and said he had better be quiet, for he should not get away again; upon which he bit my knuckles; I dragged him over to a mahogany-yard in Princes-street, upon which a fight commenced among the gang, and they knocked down two or three gentlemen; I took the prisoner into the mahogany-yard, and there the officers took him; before they came, he broke a flout man's mouth, or nose, I don't know which, in the yard, and set him in a gore of blood; I don't think I lost sight of him, but I am positive it is the same person that I saw in the custody of Mr. Chandler. DAVID BOOTH sworn. - I am an upholsterer in Great Portland-street, St. Mary-le-bonne: On Monday, the 19th of May last, a little before seven in the evening, passing along Coventry-street, I saw the witness, Hughes, lay hold of Armfield at the corner of Oxendon-street, and as they were taking him along, I saw him put his hand into his pocket, and upon taking it out, he threw what appeared to me to be bits of paper, into the middle of the street; I immediately ran to the spot and picked them up, and found they contained gold or gilt trinkets of some kind; I followed them to Mr. Chandler's shop, and there produced them; I asked Armfield if he had any more about him, and he told me, yes; he put his hand in his pocket, and produced several pair of ear-rings; at the same time, declaring it was not him that took them, but that the other gave them to him.(George- Timothy Cotterell , a constable, produced the property, which was deposed to by Mr. Chandler). Armfield's defence. I have nothing to say for myself; Faro is innocent. Faro's defence. I bought a breast-buckle for half-a-crown, I had change for a seven-shilling-piece, and came away. Faro, GUILTY. Armfield, GUILTY. Of stealing, but not privately . Transported for seven years . Tried by the second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. COMMON SERJEANT. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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