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Josiah Perrott

Josiah Perrott who emigrated to Australia with his wife and 2 of his children in 1855. Josiah was born in about 1822 in Allington, Dorset (a suburb of Bridport). He married Anna (or Hannah) Payne in Allington on 1847; born in about 1831 she was still a minor at the time. Before they emigrated to …

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Thimble Rigger!

BENJAMIN PARROTT Thimble Rigger! SOUTHAMPTON 9 Sept 1841: THIMBLE RIGGING AND EXTRAORDINARY INFATUATION OF THE VICTIM On Friday before P. Breton Esq, 5 thimble-riggers were placed at the bar charged with conspiracy to defraud a gentleman named Edwards, residing at Millbrook, of certain sums of money and his gold watch – to wit, a sovereign, …

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