Jane Scott - Alford, Convict "Nile" 1801

Camm - Wolverhampton

Jane Camm was born in Wolverhampton on 21.9.1780. Her father was Thomas Camm and her mother was Sarah Smith. They were married 17 Oct 1760. Jane was sentenced to life in the penal colony, Port Jackson in Middlesex in 1800.“

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Jane Camm of England, arrived on the Nile, 14 December 1801. Sentenced for life - Middlesex 3 December 1800, England. Sailed 21 June 1801 from Spithead in 176 days. Embarked 96 females. Jane had a daughter Harriett Scott circa 1 January, 1803 with a Captain Scott. She later went on to marry a John Alford in 1805. Harriett subsequently married William Charker of the Baring 2 in 1826.

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JANE CAMM, Theft > theft from a specified place, 3rd December 1800.

Reference Number: t18001203-80

Offence: Theft > theft from a specified place

Verdict: Guilty

Punishment: Death

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See original 80. JANE CAMM was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 2d of December , a five-guinea piece, a two-guinea piece, two five-and-threepenny pieces, and ten guineas, the monies of Thomas Greenwood , in his dwelling-house .

Mrs. GREENWOOD sworn. - My husband and I live at Kentish Town , the prisoner was our servant of all work; I missed the property on Tuesday, the 2d of December, I saw the guineas on the Saturday before; the prisoner wished to be discharged from my service abruptly, on Tuesday, the 2d; I paid her, and she took an old leather purse from her pocket, and dropped half-a-guinea into it, and by dropping it, it seemed to drop among other gold; I had no reason to suppose that she was possessed of a great deal, and as she seemed to be in a very great hurry to get out of the house, I went up stairs into my bed-room, and opened a drawer, to see whether my money was safe; I found a number of guineas gone from the bag; the drawer was always kept locked, and I had the key in my pocket, with which I opened the drawer, and which opened as easy as ever; on taking the drawer down, I missed a number of guineas and the five-guinea-piece; I did not wait to examine any other property, but immediately set off to town after the prisoner; in James-street2, Covent-garden, I found the coachman who drove her, and he told me she took a coach and went to the Golden-cross; I went there and heard of her, that she had taken a place to go off by the Birmingham coach at seven o'clock the next morning; I went the next morning, and was sitting in a coach in the street, when she was taken up at the Golden-cross, Charing-cross; she was taken to a public-house and searched; I saw her trunk and her person searched the same day, there was nothing in the tr...

Crime(s): theft : specified place,

Punishment Type: death, (Punishment details may be provided at the end of the trial.)

Verdict: Guilty,

Crime Location: Kentish Town

Original Text: JANE CAMM was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 2d of December, a five-guinea piece, a two-guinea piece, two five-and-threepenny pieces, and ten guineas, the monies of Thomas Greenwood , in his dwelling-house .

Mrs. GREENWOOD sworn. - My husband and I live at Kentish Town, the prisoner was our servant of all work; I missed the property on Tuesday, the 2d of December, I saw the guineas on the Saturday before; the prisoner wished to be discharged from my service abruptly, on Tuesday, the 2d; I paid her, and she took an old leather purse from her pocket, and dropped half-a-guinea into it, and by dropping it, it seemed to drop among other gold; I had no reason to suppose that she was possessed of a great deal, and as she seemed to be in a very great hurry to get out of the house, I went up stairs into my bed-room, and opened a drawer, to see whether my money was safe; I found a number of guineas gone from the bag; the drawer was always kept locked, and I had the key in my pocket, with which I opened the drawer, and which opened as easy as ever; on taking the drawer down, I missed a number of guineas and the five-guinea-piece; I did not wait to examine any other property, but immediately set off to town after the prisoner; in James-street2, Covent-garden, I found the coachman who drove her, and he told me she took a coach and went to the Golden-cross; I went there and heard of her, that she had taken a place to go off by the Birmingham coach at seven o'clock the next morning; I went the next morning, and was sitting in a coach in the street, when she was taken up at the Golden-cross, Charing-cross; she was taken to a public-house and searched; I saw her trunk and her person searched the same day, there was nothing in the trunk belonging to me; I was desired by the officer to take her into a back room, to search her myself; I caused her to take her clothes off, and I found a bag, containing the five-guinea piece, two-guinea piece, the two five-and-threepences, two guineas and a half in gold, a half-crown piece, and a silver threepence; I cannot swear to the guineas, the five-guinea piece I can, and I think I can to the two-guinea piece and the five-and-threepences; I cannot swear to the guineas or silver.

HENRY CROCKER sworn. - I am an officer, and took the prisoner into custody.

Court. (To Mrs. Greenwood.) Q.How did she carry this bag; was it sewn to her stays, or how? - A. It was not sewed at all; it dropped from her person or clothes. (The money produced).

Prisoner's defence. I know nothing at all about it.

GUILTY Death . aged 21.

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