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John McStay
« on: Tuesday 28 February 23 06:21 GMT (UK) »
Looking for the newspaper report or trial record of John McStay. He was sentenced to 15 years transportation at the Liverpool Quarter Sessions on 20 July 1840 for theft of a large amount of money. He was a gentleman's servant, native place was the Isle of Man.
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Re: John McStay
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 28 February 23 07:19 GMT (UK) »


https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Select....Lancashire.....21 July 1840......

Search....."Andrew Brown"..........use the inverted commas with the name.

Finds two newspapers   -  Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser  p9
                                   - Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser  p3



... serious of these cases was that of John Maltstag, who was alleged to have stolen a very large sum of money from his master, Andrew Browne, merchant, of Toxteth-park. Having narrated the principal facts in this case, all of which will be in the recollection ......

It is a large amount of money so you might expect some good details. This is a subscription site, so just this brief view.

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Re: John McStay
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 28 February 23 08:23 GMT (UK) »
Huge thanks for that, cheers

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Re: John McStay
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 28 February 23 11:24 GMT (UK) »
This appears to be the gentleman he stole the funds from…

1841 South Hill PB, Toxteth Park
Andrew Browne, 50, merchant, b. Ireland
Thomas Browne, 30, ditto, Lancs
William Browne, 20, ditto, Lancs
Alexander Browne, 20, ditto, Lancs
Henry Browne, 20, ditto, Lancs
Louisa Browne, 20, - , Lancs
Jane Middleton, 20, - ,
Isabella Bowes, 20, - ,Scotland

No sign of John in the household as he would be in gaol at that time.

A very extensive article with lots of details in The Liverpool Mail, 26 May 1840


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Re: John McStay
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 28 February 23 11:41 GMT (UK) »
Another article in The Liverpool Mercury, 31 Aug 1840, recounts that John (Mulstray) had been previously charged in 1836 with stealing plate from his (then) master and Andrew Browne “received him with an unexceptional character from the chaplain of the gaol”.

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Puplett, Sonnex, Lott, Dunkiss, Hart - London area.
Hudson, Jenner, Dedman - Sussex
Leach, Hopkins, Saunders - Wales
Leach, Lipscombe - Hampshire
Sipthorpe - Lancashire
Walters - Cornawall & Australia
Kingshott, Matheson, Pitt, McDonald, Keogh - Australia.

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Re: John McStay
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 28 February 23 12:02 GMT (UK) »
Puplett, Sonnex, Lott, Dunkiss, Hart - London area.
Hudson, Jenner, Dedman - Sussex
Leach, Hopkins, Saunders - Wales
Leach, Lipscombe - Hampshire
Sipthorpe - Lancashire
Walters - Cornawall & Australia
Kingshott, Matheson, Pitt, McDonald, Keogh - Australia.

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Re: John McStay
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 28 February 23 23:28 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for all of this Jo,
Have sent you a message re "A very extensive article with lots of details in The Liverpool Mail, 26 May 1840."
Cheers
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