Henry Stiles/Styles of Toot Baldon

[hookleg]

I have been researching Henry as the first husband of a woman on my tree.
Henry was born in about 1820 in Toot Baldon as far as I can determine. Aged about 17 he was convicted at the Berkshire Assizes of stealing two sheep's heads and a quantity of fat, the property of Richard Malins, at the parish of Warfield (which is in Berkshire). Windsor and Eton Express, 4 March 1837 (As kindly found by Shaun J on a topic on the Roots Chat Common Room Board). Following transportation he married an Ellen or Helen Clark near Bathurst NSW in 1854. They went on to have seven children before Henry was found drowned in the Lachlan River. My ancestor eventually married Ellen.
What I need to know is anything about Henry's life before transportation and his family (Parents and Siblings) Some researchers have suggested a Joseph Stiles and a wife Catherine, but there is no hard evidence that I can find. Any help would be much appreciated.

[JJen]

Baptism -

Henry Styles

Baptism Date - 20 Aug 1820
Baptism Place - Toot Baldon, Oxford
Father - Joseph Styles, Bricklayer
Mother - Catherine

JJ

[JJen]

Baptism of possible siblings -

Henry Styles
20 Aug 1820   

Richard Styles
29 Sep 1817      

Emma
8 Jun 1823      

Elizabeth Styles
28 Jul 1816   

Caroline Styles
11 Jun 1815   

All baptised at Toot Baldon, Oxford
Father - Joseph Styles, Bricklayer
Mother - Catherine

JJ

[hookleg]

Thanks so much JJen. That is wonderful help. I had checked previous postings for Stiles Styles and found that several were bricklayers. Possibly related, not sure.

[hookleg]

The newspaper says that the sheep's heads were the property of Richard Malins. I have 'Googled' the name and have found a Sir Richard Malins  (9 March 1805 – 15 January 1882) who was an English barrister, judge, and politician. Does anyone think this may have been who Henry stole from??

[keyboard86]

Hi Richard Malins 60 occ Butcher Not born in county is with family at Bracknell, Warfield in 1841.
Census ref HO107/31/ 3/7 / 15
Keyboard86

[hookleg]

Thanks for that. The one on Google seemed a bit too posh for sheep's heads and fat!!

[cuffie81]

Baptism of possible siblings -

Henry Styles
20 Aug 1820   

Richard Styles
29 Sep 1817      

Emma
8 Jun 1823      

Elizabeth Styles
28 Jul 1816   

Caroline Styles
11 Jun 1815   

All baptised at Toot Baldon, Oxford
Father - Joseph Styles, Bricklayer
Mother - Catherine

JJ

hookleg, you probably want to be careful here, as it looks like all these children, including Henry, died at a young age.

Burials - Toot Baldon:

02 Jul 1815 Caroline Styles; age 1m
29 Sep 1816 Elizabeth Styles; age 10w
22 Oct 1817 Richard Styles; age 1m
10 Sep 1820 Henry Styles; age 7w
26 Jul 1823 Emma Styles; age 2m
27 Jun 1824 Catherine Styles; age 32
26 Sep 1849 Joseph Styles; age 65
26 May 1855 Edmund Stiles; age 64 [possible brother of Joseph]
30 Apr 1880 Hannah Stiles; age 71 [possible 2nd wife of Joseph; nee Thomas]

[hookleg]

Thanks very much for that information. It would appear from your research that I need to find a different Henry Stiles/Styles! as this one died as an infant in Toot Baldon.
I am always a bit sceptical about names and places, particularly as far back as the 1820s. It is easy to fall into the trap of clicking and saving other people's research without getting verification yourself. Hence my post on the Rootschat Forum.
The info about the Berkshire Assizes is correct as I have it from the newspapers as well. In the article his name is Henry Stiles. I have him being transported to Sydney on the 'Waterloo'(6th convict voyage) in 1837, just after his trial and it gives his age in 1837 as 17 years. This suggests a birth in or around 1820.
I now need to track a different Henry Stiles who may fit the facts, possibly from Berkshire or possibly from Oxfordshire.