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A report had appeared in the Worcester Herald on Thursday, 27 February 1830, that Robert Giles and George Betts, had been committed by the Rev. J R Hall to the county gaol at Worcester charged with entering the dwelling-house of the Rev. William Jones at Evenlode, and stealing sixty sovereigns and a five pound promissory note.
The Wolverhampton Chronicle & Staffordshire Advertiser noted that the Worcestershire Assizes were held on Monday, 8 March 1830, Mr Justice Littledale presiding. There were 62 prisoners for trial, and Robert and George received death sentences. After sentencing, both Robert and George were returned to the Worcester County Gaol.
On Thursday, 27 May 1830 the Worcester Journal reported that Robert and George were removed from the Worcester County Gaol on the previous Thursday, ie 20 May 1830, and relocated to Chatham. Their sentence is noted as “For life”. Their offence was described as “a robbery at Evenlode”.
Robert and George were both later transported for life to New South Wales, arriving at Port Jackson; Robert on the Exmouth in 1831, and George on the Florentia in 1830.
In 1831 the NSW Convict indent fiche no: 697 refers to Robert Giles as being aged 23 (therefore born 1808). Native place Worcestershire. Shoemaker. Sentenced to transportation for life for house breaking. Assigned to Francis Allman at Maitland on arrival. Later sent to Moreton Bay.
There are references to Robert Giles within letters relating to Moreton Bay and Queensland: A2 series - Reel A2.11 - Part 1 of 2:
Letter dated 24 Feb 1840 recommending remission of sentences of Constables Thompson & Giles.
In letter dated 31 Mar 1840 Robert Giles per Exmouth - Constable - is listed among other prisoners remaining at Moreton Bay.
In letter dated 14 Nov 1840 Lieut O Gorman requests approval for Robert Giles per Exmouth and James McKeligate (ie McKelligate) per Blenheim to be assigned to his private service.
Robert received his ticket of leave in 1843 in the Moreton Bay district.
On 15 November 1848 he obtained his conditional pardon.
A record of a Mary Giles born about 1807 at Evenlode, Worcestershire, daughter of Thomas Giles, may be that of a sister of Robert Giles. She had married a Thomas Clarke and had a number of children. Then she had married John Woodward on 29 September 1851 in Longborough, Gloucestershire.
Submitted by Researcher (5623) on 30 November 2016
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/8, p.34
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