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Biographies
Baptised at St Mary, Cratfield, Sussex UK 17 Jun 1778
Son of William CLACK 1754-1842 and Priscilla HUGGINS 1751-1814
Siblings Henry CLACK 1777-1777, Henry CLACK, John CLACK 1787-1792, Elizabeth CLACK 1790-1827, John CLACK 1792-
Convicted of Receiving stolen goods 19th Jul 1789 at Sussex Assizes together with brother Henry. Sentenced to transportation for 14 years.
10 Dec 1819 Plea for mitigation of sentence.
Residing at Castle Hills 1828 census.
Report of Court proceedings.
The Jurors for our Lord the King upon their Oath present That Henry Clack late of the Parish of Laxfield in the County of Suffolk Labourer On the nineteenth day of July in the forty ninth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland about the hour of twelve on the night of the same day with force and Arms at the parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid the Dwelling house of Simon Grimsby Lenny thow/there situate feloniously and burglariously did break and enter with intent the Goods and Chattels of the said Simon Grimsby Lenny in the same Dwelling house then and there being feloniously and buglariously to steal take and carry away and then and thow/there with force and arms one hamper bag of the value of six pence and diaper Table Cloth of the value of eighteen pence one hundred pounds Weight of cheese of the value of twenty shillings, forty pounds Weight of Pork of the value of twenty Shillings, forty pounds Weight of Butter of the value of twenty Shillings, and fourteen pounds Weight of salt of the value of five Shillings of the Goods and Chattels of the said Simon Grimsby Lenny in the same Dwelling house then and thow/ there being found then and there feloniously and burglariously did steal take and carry away against the peace of our said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity.
And the Jurors aforesaid on their Oath aforesaid do further present that William Clack late of the Parish of Laxfield aforesaid in the said County Labourer afterwards to wit on the twenty third day of July - in the forty ninth year aforesaid with force and Arms at the said Parish of Laxfield aforesaid and in the County aforesaid
Thirty pounds weight of cheese of the value of Ten shillings,
twenty pounds Weight of Pork of the value of Ten Shillings,
and ten pounds Weight of Butter of the value of Ten shillings,
part the said goods and chattels so as aforesaid feloniously and burglariously stolen taken and carried away feloniously did receive and have (he - the said William Clack then and there well knowing
the said last mentioned Goods and Chattels to have been feloniously stolen taken and carried away) against the form of the statute in such case made and provided
and against the peace of our said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity.
Submitted by Researcher (3936) on 24 March 2015
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