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Sunday, 23 November 2014
Black Sheep Sunday - WIlliam Nelson McCann AKA William McCann Neilson
When I posted about William Nelson McCann AKA William McCann Neilson back in September finding him in San Francisco in 1870 raised more questions than answers.
To continue with William Nelson McCann (William McCann Neilson) is like untangling a ball of wool or solving a complicated puzzle. As I previously wrote, there he was in San Francisco in 1870. Wait a minute, 1870? He was sentenced to 7 years prison in 1867 in Victoria wasn't he? When did he enter the US?
I knew he had been sentenced to seven year imprisonment in Victoria in 1867, so how was he in San Francisco in 1870? Searching the voter's register in California I found he had first entered the United States in 1868 - wait a minute - 1868?
So, a search the Public Record Office of Victoria Register of Male Prisoners finds a gem. William Nelson McCann, prisoner 8077, has a notation - Freedom by order of His Excellency the Governor 7 December 1868. Of course as you see on the right his page has a water stain or some such - would be on that page wouldn't it?
A further search of the Victorian Parliament revealed: borrowed money to finance a grazing run and convicted of forgery Aug 1867; released after serving a short part of a seven years' sentence and went abroad. So I guess being part of a prominent Victorian family and an MLA meant that the government wanted him out of the state.
To continue with William Nelson McCann (William McCann Neilson) is like untangling a ball of wool or solving a complicated puzzle. As I previously wrote, there he was in San Francisco in 1870. Wait a minute, 1870? He was sentenced to 7 years prison in 1867 in Victoria wasn't he? When did he enter the US?
I knew he had been sentenced to seven year imprisonment in Victoria in 1867, so how was he in San Francisco in 1870? Searching the voter's register in California I found he had first entered the United States in 1868 - wait a minute - 1868?
So, a search the Public Record Office of Victoria Register of Male Prisoners finds a gem. William Nelson McCann, prisoner 8077, has a notation - Freedom by order of His Excellency the Governor 7 December 1868. Of course as you see on the right his page has a water stain or some such - would be on that page wouldn't it?A further search of the Victorian Parliament revealed: borrowed money to finance a grazing run and convicted of forgery Aug 1867; released after serving a short part of a seven years' sentence and went abroad. So I guess being part of a prominent Victorian family and an MLA meant that the government wanted him out of the state.
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Monday, 3 November 2014
Wordless Wednesday - Asylum Road, Derry
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Asylum Road: Derry
Asylum Road runs between the Strand and Northland Roads.
This section was long blocked because of its proximity to RUC barracks. |
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