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Circa 1824 (#1) Born to Job and Hannah Dredge (nee Harding).
1841 (#2) At the time of the First National Census Silas was living in Butcher’s Lane, Frome:
Job Dredge (Father) Aged: 60 (Weaver)
Hannah Dredge (Mother) Aged: 55
George Dredge (Brother) Aged: 25 (Agricultural Labourer)
Silas Dredge Aged: 15 (Agricultural Labourer)
Harriett Dredge (Sister) Aged: 20 (Weaver)
1841 (#3) 25th January: Committed to Ilchester Gaol awaiting trial alongside his brother George, for stealing two sacks of parsnips. The register also notes “If from any other prison”: Shepton Gaol).
1841 (#4) 29th March: Trial at the Wells Spring Assizes, alongside his brother George at the County Sessions, for larceny. No bill recorded and both were discharged according to law.
1848 (#5) 22nd April: Imprisoned at Shepton Mallet Gaol. Sentenced to one month, for vagrancy.
1851 (#6) At the time of the National Census he was living at Broadway (86), Frome:
Job Dredge (Father) Aged 69 (Cloth Weaver)
Hannah Dredge (Mother) Aged 64
Silas Dredge Aged 26 (Cloth Cutter)
1853 (#1) April 9th: Baptised in the Parish of Frome, Selwood. Birth noted as 1824. Living at Green Hill Place.
1856 (#7) At the Wells Spring Sessions, received a sentence of 10 calendar months hard labour at Shepton Mallet Prison, for stealing a watch.
1861 (#8) At the time of the National Census he was living at Water Lane (72), Frome:
Job Dredge (Father) Aged 81 (Pauper, formerly Cloth Weaver)
Hannah Dredge (Mother) Aged 74 (Do (ditto))
Silas Dredge Aged 36 (Agricultural Labourer)
1861 (#9) December 31st: At the Taunton Epiphany Sessions he was on trial for stealing a pair of trucks at Frome. No evidence.
Same Sessions - Breaking (into) a warehouse at Frome, receiving a sentence of 3 years penal servitude.
1862 (#10) 29th April: Received at Millbank Prison from Taunton Gaol.
1862 (#10 & #11) 3rd May: Transferred to Pentonville Prison from Millbank Prison.
1862 (#11 & #12) 25th August: Transferred to Chatham Convict Prison from Pentonville Prison.
CITATIONS:
(#1) Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914 Frome St John (DPfr.jo/2/1/10. Page 123, Entry 979).
(#2) 1841 England Census. Somerset, Frome, Selwood, District 8. (Page 8 of 10). Class: HO107; Piece: 942; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Frome Selwood; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 43; Page: 13; Line: 8; GSU roll: 474597.
(#3) Ilchester Gaol, Felons Register 1838 – 1844 (Page 121, No. 53). (S. W. H. T.: Q/AGS/14/2).
(#4) Register of Prisoners charged with Indictable Offences, England, Somerset 1841. (Page 40). (Class: HO 27; Piece: 65; Page: 40).
(#5) Shepton Mallet Gaol Register of Prisoners 1862 – 1868 (S. W. H. T.: Q/AGS/14/2).
(#6) 1851 England Census. Somerset, Frome, Trinity, 2e. (Page 22 of 38). (Class: HO107; Piece: 1932; Folio: 310; Page: 21; GSU roll: 221090-221091).
(#7) Shepton Mallet Gaol, Register of Prisoners 1862 – 1868 (S. W. H. T.: Q/AGS/14/2).
(#8) 1861 England Census. Somerset, Frome, District 11. Class: RG 9; Piece: 1654; Folio: 94; Page: 13; GSU roll: 542846
(#9) Taunton Gaol, Calendar of Trials. (Page 595 of 1658, No. 32).
(#10) HO24. Millbank Prison Registers: Male Prisoners. Volume 9. (Page 137 of 364, No. 4567).
(#11) HO24. Pentonville Prison Registers. Volume 2. (Page 267 of 365, No.725).
(#12) HO8. Attested list of the convict prison at Chatham for the quarter ending the 31st December 1863. (Page 64 of 338, No. 4974).
Submitted by Researcher (Dave Cable) on 12 May 2021
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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
On Sunday 9th May I completed a timeline with full citations for Silas (1824 to 1879). He was the last prisoner to be transported with a connection to Shepton Mallet Prison.
Submitted by Researcher (Dave Cable) on 12 May 2021
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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. Sources
- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/19, p.249
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