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Barratt/Worrall of Tanworth

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David

David Report 5 Mar 2015 12:07

In about 1822 Thomas Barratt of Tanworth 'absconded' to America followed by his wife and children in 1824. They changed their surname to Worrall. I know a great deal about these families (research not needed about the family history) but can anyone find out WHY they absconded and changed their name? What had Thomas Barratt done?? Descendants in America refer to them as 'horse thieves'
David

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 5 Mar 2015 14:58

no idea if connected or not

Name: Thomas Barrett
Date of Trial: Oct 1820
Trial Year: 1820
Location of Trial: Warwickshire, England
Sentence: Imprisonment

2 months for larceny

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 5 Mar 2015 14:59

??

Name: Thomas Barratt
Date of Trial: Jan 1819
Trial Year: 1819
Location of Trial: Warwickshire, England
Sentence: Acquittal

Offence of the Game Laws

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

David

David Report 5 Mar 2015 15:14

GlitterBaby
Where can I find record of the 1820 trial?
Thanks
David

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 5 Mar 2015 16:50

The two records posted by GlitterBaby were found on Ancestry.co.uk -
England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 .

Anything more detailed might perhaps be found at the National Archives, as per the info in this link:
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1590


http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/criminal-trial-or-conviction.htm

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.