Researchers who have claimed this convict
There is currently one researcher who has claimed Edwin Rose
- Researcher (david cawsey)
|
 |
Biographies
Edwin Rose
Edwin Rose, born in 1826, was the youngest of three brothers, all sent to van Dieman’s Land as convicts.
Moses, Simeon and Edwin Rose were the three sons of Edward and Esther Rose. Edward Rose was a hawker, and the family almost certainly lived near the Cheltenham gas works, then new. In November 1834 the eldest boy, Moses, was "committed for three months for spoiling the cloak of a young woman by throwing gas tar on it". Then in April 1835 he was sent to Gloucester jail for 3 months for stealing 8 trays.
Edwin was also in trouble. In 1836, still only 9 years old , he stole two haddocks and the County Court imprisoned him in Gloucester Jail for four weeks! Then in March 1837 he was charged with stealing 6 lb. of cheese, but there was no indictment. In July he was charged , together with his father, Edward, with stealing a silver watch; his penalty was one week in prison, and to be well whipped. And in August he stole a loaf of bread, leading to another week in prison and a whipping.
It was much the same for both Simeon and Moses in the same year. Moses, then 14, stole butter and was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment, with solitary confinement, hard labour, and whipping twice. Simeon stole a sheep's heart and lights, earning him 10 days imprisonment and whipping once.
Surprisingly, all three boys were out of the news for the next year., but in December 1838 Edwin stole two loaves. He was sentenced to six months hard labour and to be thrice well whipped. He was said be young in years but old in crime. In April 1839, while Edwin was in prison, Moses and Simeon burgled a house. And that was the end for them. They were sentenced to transportation. Edward, their father, was sentenced to two years hard labour in Gloucester Jail for receiving. The judge had no doubt that Edward's example and encouragement had brought his children to their present situation.
So when Edwin emerged from Gloucester Jail, aged 12 in mid-1839, his father, and both brothers, had been incarcerated. He may then have lived with his mother, Esther. In February 1840 he stole two loaves. He was said to be "the son of the notorious old Rose, well known in the vicinity of the Gas Green". Edwin told the Magistrate that "he had not tasted anything that day, and had only had four potatoes on the previous day". He was sentenced to seven years' transportation. And he became a Parkhurst Boy, transported to Auckland on the "Mandarin". Then In 1845 he was convicted in Auckland of stealing, and received a harsh 7-year sentence - transportation to van Diemen's Land. All three brothers were theen in the convict prison until Moses and Simeon gained Tickets of Leave in 1848/9
dwin served his sentence and was released in 1851 and intended to put his old life behind him, changing his name to William Williams. That nearly worked. But in 1863 he was fatally shot by police in an affray at Lockwood, near Bendigo in Victoria State. In his dying statement he admitted that he was Edwin Rose from Cheltenham.
Submitted by Researcher (david cawsey) on 6 May 2023
|
Disclaimer: The information has not been verified by Claim a Convict. As this information is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the data to verify its accuracy. Research notes
There are currently no research notes attached to this convict. |
