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Name

Age & Where Born

Date & Location of Trial

Charge

Verdict

Sentence

Notes

Miss E. Twyman

age unknown

Isle of Thanet, Kent

12th July 1776

Dover

murder

not guilty

---

The alleged victim is noted as being Miss Twyman's bastard child.

Charles Twyman

28 years

Isle of Thanet, Kent

1786

Isle of Thanet, Kent

murder of John Ansell

unknown

unknown

---

Benjamin Twyman

age unknown

Kent

September 1805

Kent Assizes

larceny

not guilty

---

---

John Twyman

age unknown

Kent

January 1819

Kent

larceny

not guilty

---

---

Charles Twyman

age unknown

London

May 1819

Clerkenwell

larceny

guilty

fourteen days imprisonment

---

Charles Twyman

40 years

United Kingdom

January 1820

London

larcent

not guilty

---

---

John Twyman

46 years

United Kingdom

19th May 1825

Old Bailey, London

grand larceny

guilty

transported for seven years

Noted as previously being in Newgate prison.

William Twyman

age unknown

Kent

April 1829

Kent

larceny

guilty

twelve months imprisonment

---

Charles Twyman

age unknown

London

April 1830

Westminster

larceny

guilty

six days imprisonment

---

William Twyman

age unknown

United Kingdom

July 1830

Hythe

burglary

guilty

death

Record gives note of "transportation for life", so sentence possibly commuted.

Thomas Twyman

age unknown

Hampshire

August 1833

Newport

stealing fruit and destroying trees

guilty

fined 2s 6d.

---

Richard Twyman

44 years

Kent

December 1834

Sandwich

larceny

guilty

fourteen days imprisonment

---

Charles Twyman

19 years

London

6th April 1835

Old Bailey, London

theft

guilty

transported for seven years

Arrived in Tasmania 13th January 1836; noted as a painter & glazier.

Thomas Twyman

19 years

Kent

27th December 1839

Dover

larceny

guilty

six-months imprisonment

---

Thomas Twyman

23 years

Kent

8th April 1842

Canterbury

larceny

guilty

transported for seven years

---

Thomas Twyman alias Thomas Smith

26 years

Cowes, Isle of Wight

1st March 1843

Hereford

housebreaking, theft and robbery

guilty

transported for fifteen years

Arrived in Tasmania 14th July 1848.

Richard Twyman

16 years

Kent

4th April 1844

Sandwich

housebreaking

guilty

twelve-months imprisonment

---

Frederick T. Whitnell alias Frederick Twyman

31 years

Kent

17th July 1845

Dover

larceny from the person

guilty

transported for seven years

Record is noted as an "erroneous sentence".

Frederick Twyman

34 years

United Kingdom

17th August 1846

Old Bailey, London

receiving stolen goods

not guilty

---

Evidence given in trial by Thomas Twyman, father of the accused.

William Twyman

age unknown

Kent

29th June 1854

Kent

accessory receiving stolen goods

guilty

three-months imprisonment

---

George Twyman

age unknown

London

23rd October 1854

Clerkenwell

simple larceny

not guilty

---

---

Hannah Twyman

age unknown

London

22nd February 1855

Westminster

larceny & receiving stolen goods

guilty

twelve-months imprisonment

---

Edward Twyman

age unknown

Australia

January 1856

Australia

stealing £2 in silver and a glass tumbler

case discharged

---

Case reported in The Hobarton Mercury, Tasmania.

James Twyman

age unknown

Hampshire

July 1856

Ventnor

stealing a rabbit

guilty

seven days imprisonment and a whipping

---

Thomas Twyman

age unknown

Kent

15th October 1861

Canterbury

larceny

not guilty

---

---

John Twyman

23 years

Canterbury, Kent

1863

Australia

desertion

guilty

imprisonment in Darlinghurst Gaol

Arrived in New South Wales in 1863; noted as an able seaman.

William Twyman

age unknown

Kent

20th October 1863

Canterbury

larceny 

guilty

six-months imprisonment

---

Mary Elizabeth Twyman

age unknown

Kent

5th April 1866

Canterbury

larceny

guilty

twelve-months imprisonment

---

William Twyman

age unknown

Hampshire

December 1866

Ryde

assault

guilty

fined 10s with 7s 6d costs

---

William Twyman

age unknown

Shalfleet

June 1868

Hampshire

stealing two rabbit traps

not guilty

---

---

William Twyman

age unknown

London

4th January 1870

Newington

stealing from the person

guilty

seven-years imprisonment

---

Henry Twyman

age unknown

United Kingdom

November 1873

Grimsby

rope-ending a fisherlad

case dismissed

---

Noted as a smackowner.

James Twyman

age unknown

Kent

4th January 1876

Canterbury

simple larceny

guilty

six-months imprisonment

---

Alfred Austin Twyman

16 years

Hoath, Kent

4th April 1876

Canterbury

attempting to commit an unnatural act

not guilty

---

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Harry Twyman

15 years

Hampshire

September 1876

Hampshire

passing counterfeit money

unknown

released on bail

---

William Twyman

age unknown

United Kingdom

21st February 1877

Dorchester

larceny

guilty

three-months hard labour

---

Charles Peter Twyman

age unknown

Kent

25th July 1879

Deal

larceny

not guilty

---

---

Charles Twyman

age unknown

London

November 1880

London

burglary

guilty

three-months hard labour

---

Frederick Twyman

age unknown

London

8th August 1882

Clerkenwell

housebreaking, larceny & receiving stolen goods

not guilty

---

---

John Twyman

age unknown

London

25th February 1884

London

burglary

guilty

twelve-months hard labour

---

Annie Twyman

33 years

United Kingdom

30th January 1888

Old Bailey, London

simple larceny

guilty

twelve-months hard labour

---

George Twyman

14 years

Australia

November 1888

Sydney, NSW

causing a public annoyance

guilty

1/- fine

---

Frederick Twyman

23 years

United Kingdom

8th September 1890

Old Bailey, London

forgery

guilty

fifteen-months hard labour

---

Annie Twyman

age unknown

United Kingdom

6th April 1891

London

perjury

guilty

eighteen-months hard labour

---

Frederick Twyman

age unknown

United Kingdom

4th May 1891

London

perjury

unknown

unknown

---

George Twyman

15 years

New South Wales

5th August 1891

Newtown, NSW

fraudulent appropriation

guilty

one-month hard labour

---

George Twyman

17 years

New South Wales

12th December 1892

Sydney, NSW

riotous behaviour

guilty

10/- fine

---

John Twyman, Jnr.

21 years

New South Wales

12th December 1892

Sydney, NSW

breaking & entering, and theft

guilty

three-years hard labour

Convicted with Alfred Samuels.

John Twyman, Snr.

age unknown

Australia

December 1892

Sydney, NSW

receiving stolen goods

unknown

released on bail

---

Betsy Twyman

age unknown

Australia

December 1892

Sydney, NSW

receiving stolen goods

unknown

released on bail

---

George Twyman

18 years

New South Wales

17th May 1893

Sydney, NSW

riotous behaviour

guilty

£1 fine

---

George Twyman

18 years

New South Wales

11th July 1893

Sydney, NSW

indecent language

guilty

£5 fine

---

George Twyman

18 years

New South Wales

6th October 1893

Sydney, NSW

perjury

guilty

two-years hard labour

Convicted with Arthur Jarrett.

Clara Twyman

44 years

United Kingdom

22nd July 1895

Old Bailey, London

damage to property

guilty

twelve-months hard labour

---

George Twyman

23 years

New South Wales

16th December 1898

Sydney, NSW

stealing

guilty

six-months hard labour

---

John Twyman

age unknown

United Kingdom

January 1899

Portsmouth

stealing a neckerchief

guilty

bound over £10 under the 'First Offenders Act'

Accused was a seaman in the Royal Navy.  See also the UK Military Service section.

Lefroy Twyman

age unknown

Kent

August 1899

Margate

jewel robbery

unknown

unknown

---

Mr. Twyman

age unknown

Margate, Kent

October 1900

Dover

stealing a hospital contribution box

guilty

six-months imprisonment

Noted as a lifeboatman.

George Twyman

alias George Williams

25 years

New South Wales

6th November 1900

Sydney, NSW

assault and robbery

guilty

three-years hard labour

---

Frederick Twyman

58 years

United Kingdom

23rd May 1911

Old Bailey, London

bigamy

guilty

three-days imprisonment

Noted as a horse keeper.

John Twyman

age unknown

New South Wales

28th February 1912

Water Summons Court, NSW

failing to render service under the Defence Act

guilty

sixty-four hours custody

---

Charles Twyman

age unknown

New South Wales

14th February 1912

Water Summons Court, NSW

striking a non-commissioned officer

unknown

unknown

Noted as a senior cadet.

Leslie Twyman

age unknown

New South Wales

December 1922

Quarter Sessions, NSW

fraud

guilty

twelve-months hard labour

---

Alfred Twyman

24 years

New South Wales

March 1924

Quarter Sessions, NSW

breaking an entering with intent to steal

guilty

three-years hard labour

---

Alfred William Twyman

33 years

New South Wales

November 1932

Quarter Sessions, NSW

breaking an entering, and theft

not guilty

---

Noted as a horse trainer.

Ernest Twyman alias H. Day

40 years

London

June 1934

Tower Bridge Police Court

fraud

unknown

released on bail

Noted as a commercial traveller.

Alfred William Twyman

37 years

New South Wales

February 1935

Central Court, Sydney

assault

not guilty

---

Noted as a clerk.

Leslie Twyman

29 years

New South Wales

December 1943

Quarter Sessions, NSW

housebreaking & robbery

guilty

four-years imprisonment

Also noted as having deserted from the Army.

John Twyman

age unknown

Australia

August 1950

Bendigo General Sessions

cruelty to animals

guilty

fourteen-days imprisonment

Sentence commuted to a £10 fine on 22nd November 1950.

 

Last Updated: 20th December 2010