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Henry Case
Convict Number
C569
Shoemaker
© Richard Carlaw. 2005-2006

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Genealogist at work: I am still putting together my documentation on Henry Case. In the meantime I have rough transcripts below, with images to follow.


1823 - Henry Case, Convict Conduct Record
Source: Archives Office of Tasmania, Con 31/6 - Conduct record
Henry Case. (Transported per) Albion 1823. Middlesex 4 Dec 1822 - 7(yrs).
Transported for stealing 19 yards of printed cotton. Gaol report "Been here before". Hulk report "Orderly". Married. Stated this offence stealing 19 yards of printed cotton, once for stealing Oil Cloth but Acquited - W & 1ch at No 12 Paradise Street Goswell Street  a Mantica (sic) Maker. F & M all at Plough Court Fetter Lane a cabinet maker.

1823 - Henry Case, Convict Physical Description
Source: Archives Office of Tasmania, Con 23/1
5' 3 1/2" Tall, brown hair, grey eyes, age 30, shoemaker, Native Place: St Andrews, scar under left eye, scar outer corner left eye, scar corner of mouth.
F.C. No 1829 312/96 } 7 Dec 1829

Old Bailey Trial record
135. Henry Case was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of November, eighteen yards of printed cotton, value 12s, the goods of William Shepherd Love, and Reece Davis.
    William Shepherd Love. I am a linen-draper, in partnership with Reece Davis, and live in St John Street. This cotton was inside the doorway; I saw it safe at six o'clock in the evening ; I missed it soon after. Thompson, the officer brought it to me about half-past six o'clock with the prisoner.
    Thomas Thompson. I am a constable. On the evening of the 7th of November, I was in St John Street, and saw the prisoner go up to the door, put his hand in, and take something - he crossed over and dropped it. I took him into custody.
       (Property produced and sworn to)
Guilty. Aged 29
Transported for Seven Years.

1842 - Henry Case, Census
Source: Archives Office of Tasmania, CEN 1/18/153
Henry Case of Brisbane Street. 6 persons in house (3 adults, 3 children). 1 "other free" person - married male.

1848 - Henry Case, Census
Source: Archives Office of Tasmania, CEN 1/79/179
Henry Case of 24 Brisbane Street. 7 persons in house (2 adults, 5 children). 1 "other free" person - married male. 1 "shopkeeper & other retail dealer"

1830 - Henry Case & Bridget Almond, Marriage Registration
Source: Archives Office of Tasmania, RGD 36 No 1338/1830
Page 75. Marriages solemnized in the Parish of Hobart Town in the County of Buckingham in the year 1830.
No. 298 [1388]
Henry Case of this Parish Bachelor and Bridget Almond of this Parish Spinster were married in this church by banns with the consent of ...
this twenty fifth day of January in the year 1830 by me Wm Bedford Chaplain.
This marriage was solemnized between us { Henry Case     Bridget Almond }
In the presence of { Rich Smith of Hobart Town           R Hornhold of Hobart Town }

1838 - Lydia Case, Baptism
Source: Archives Office of Tasmania, RGD 32 No 8589/1838

No       Where Born        When Baptised      Child name      Parents names     Abode      Trade/prof      Sig of minister
65       Hobart Town       8th July                Lydia               Henry Case          Hobart      Shoemaker     Josh. Orton
[8583] 5th June 1838    1838                                          Bridget Case         Town

1840 - Henry Case, Birth Registration
Source: Archives Office of Tasmania, RGD 33 No 153/1840

1843 - Jessie Halkrow Case, Birth Registration
Source: Archives Office of Tasmania, RGD 33 No 1445/1843

1878 - Henry Case, Death Registration
Source: Archives Office of Tasmania, RGD 35 No 1501/1878
1878 Deaths in the District of Hobart
No     When died          Name                        Sex     Age   Profession     Cause of death     Informant
1501  7th November     Henry Case. Died        Male    83    Shoemaker    Senility                 ?M Putterid?
        1879                   Brisbane Street                                                                            Undertaker
                                  Born England                                                                               Argyle St


Henry Case & Bridget Almond had 6 known children: Elizabeth (1831), Lydia (1838), Henry (1840), Jessie Halkrow (1843), William (1847) and Joseph (1850).

It is not known what became of Henry's first wife and child back in England.

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