Daniel GILSON

GEDCOM Note

(Medical):No sign of a baptism at this stage (2019)
1841 Census Chapel Place West Ham 3 yrs
1851 Census 1 Chapel Place as above factory boy born Forest Gate Wes t Ham
1854 Chelmsford Sessions - theft of fowl - 3 mnths prison. The followi ng brushes with the establishment I assume to be our Daniel based on ( 1) a reasonably unusual first name and (2) his absence from the 1861 a nd 1871 Censuses. My concern would be that it was unusual (although no t unknown) for convicts to return from transportation after serving th eir sentences.
1858 25 Oct London Old Bailey, theft of lead. 18 mnths imprisonment . DANIEL GILSON (20) , Stealing 1121bs. weight of lead, value 18s. o f Richard Dames, fixed to a building. The following is a transcript o f the proceedings:-

"MR. ATKINSON conducted the Prosecution.

ISAAC GAY (Policeman, K 54). On 6th October I was on duty in High-stre et, Stratford, about a quarter to 8 o'clock, and saw the prisoner com e out of the Bird-in-Hand with a small bundle'97I said, "What have yo u got there, Dan?"'97he said, "A bit of stuff"'97I said, "Where did yo u get it?"'97he said, "I picked it up in Forest-lane last evening"'97 I said, "I know where it came from; I shall take you into custody"'97w e proceeded a short distance and he said, "What good is a case like th is to you; would not a crown be better in your jacket?"'97I said, "I d o not do business like that;" and took him to the station'97I took thi s 19 3/4 lbs. of gutter-lead from him in this wrapper (produced).

Cross-examined by MR. LAXTON. A. Was he coming along the main road? A . Yes'97I knew him well before.

WILLIAM BUNN . I am gardener to Charles Ruhan Dane, of Forest-house, i n the parish of West Ham'97I live at Forest-gate'97in consequence of i nformation, I looked at the roof of the stable on 5th October, and mis sed twenty-eight feet of lead from the gutter'97I was present when som e lead was compared with the place, and it corresponded in every way'9 7it had my name on it.

Cross-examined. Q. After it was stolen? A. Yes; I scratched it with m y knife when the prisoner brought it back; about one hundredweight i s gone'97I had not seen it safe for six months'97the wet came in the n ight before, but the weather before that had been very dry.

GUILTY .'97He was further charged with having been before convicted o f felony.

THOMAS ADDINGTON . I produce a certificate'97(Read: "Chelmsford Quarte r Session; Daniel Gilson, Convicted, June, 1854, of stealing live fowl s; Confined Three Months")'97I heard him tried'97the prisoner is the p erson.

GUILTY.'97 Confined Eighteen Months.
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1861 Census no obvious sign
1864 19 Sep London Old Bailey charged with burglary, found guilty of r eceiving. 7 years penal servitude. DANIEL GILSON (27) , Burglary in th e dwelling-house of Charles Morgan, and stealing 87 shirts and other g oods, value 80l., the property of John Calaz. Second Count, receivin g the same.

MR. LILLEY conducted the Prosecution, and MR. COOPER the Defence.

CHARLES MORGAN . I am landlord of the house in Victoria-dock-road, o f which John Calaz occupies the shop and back parlour'97it is in the p arish of West Ham'97it is my dwelling-house'97I sleep there'97I did s o on the night of 2d July.

JOHN CALAZ . I occupy the shop and back parlour in the house of Charle s Morgan'97on Saturday night, on concluding business, I shut up the sh op, safely, and left it secure'97I returned to it about 9 in the morni ng and found the shutters out of place, and I could see from the outsi de that all the goods were gone'97I called a policeman, and he went i n with me'97I missed coats, trousers, hats, stockings, flannels, shirt s, and everything to the value of about 106l.'97this (produced) is a p ortion of it'97I saw these on the following Saturday'97these are my pr operty and a very small portion of whit I lost.

Cross-examined. Q. What do you know them by; are there any private mar ks? A. No, but the man who made these trousers can swear to them'97h e is not here; he can be here, he was at Worship-street'97(the witnes s was sent for).

MR. LILLET. Q. Had you goods of that description? A. Yes; I know the m to be my goods'97there is no particular mark.

LEWIS SAMPSON . I have worked for Mr. Calaz'97I made these trousers fo r him about six months before he had them, which was, I think, about J une.

Cross-examined. Q. I suppose you make hundreds of pairs in a year? A . Not hundreds'97I know my own make'97I sewed these myself'97I am posi tive I sold them to Mr. Calaz.

JOHN LILLEYCRAP (Policeman, 183 H). On Sunday morning, 3d July, abou t a quarter to 8, I was en duty in Goulston-court, White chapel,
about 200 yards from Petticoat-lane'97I saw the prisoner there'97he ha d these seven pairs of trousers'97he was standing leaning against a wa ll'97I went and asked what he had in his bundle'97he said, "I don't kn ow"'97I said, "Where did you get them from?"'97he said, "They are no t mine"'97I said, "How did you come by them?"'97he said, "A Jew gave t hem to me to mind for him, and he said he should be back again in a fe w minutes"'97I said, "It is very curious he should give them to you t o mind; do you know him?"'97he said, "No"'97I waited a few minutes; n o one came, and I took the prisoner to the station'97on the way he wan ted to get away and leave me with the trousers, while he went to fin d the Jew'97he gave the name of Samuel Jones.

Cross-examined. Q. Don't you know that that is the maiden name of hi s mother? A. I do not'97I have no doubt a good many stolen things ar e to be found in Petticoat-lane'97business generally commences abou t 9 o'clock'97it is six or seven miles from the prosecutor's house.

JOSEPH BRIGG . I am waiter at the Walmer Castle, which is about 300 o r 400 yards from Mr. Morgan's house'97I know the prisoner'97on 2d Jul y I saw him at the Walmer Castle'97he came in in the middle of the aft ernoon and stopped there till about half-past 11 at night; he was in c ompany with other men'97I am sure it was him'97I had seen him in the h ouse several times.

Cross-examined. Q. He was a customer there? A. Yes; I know this was o n 2d July, because it was just after Fairlop fair'97Mr. Collins the po liceman rode up to the door and asked who was in there, and I said the re was Dan Gilson and three or four'97I did not know the other men'97 I had never seen them there before that I know of.

GUILTY of receiving. '97The prisoner pleaded guilty to a further charg e of having been before convicted at Chelmsford, in October, 1862. **

Seven Years' Penal Servitude - transportation

1866 4 Apr dep for Western Australia on the SS Belgravia.
1871 Census no obvious sign
1881 Census Forest gate doc labourer, mrd to Mary 58 yrs b West Ham
1891 Census 6 Derby St, Forest Gate, dock labourer
No sign of Probate