At the Castle of Oakham on 21st October, 1824, William Starsmore, chimney sweep, was convicted of the felony of one gilt pig, worth two pounds and of one sow pig of the same value. He was sentenced to twelve months hard labour at a house of correction.
On 17th January, 1828, the same William Starsmore, chimney sweep, was convicted of stealing 5 shillings worth of soot from the Hon. Henry Lowther of Barleythorpe Hall and was transported to Australia for a term of seven years. He served more than nine years, received his ticket of freedom and disappeared without further trace.
In 1843, William’s step-daughter, Ann was convicted, with others, of stealing provisions, comprising of pork and flour and likewise transported to Australia. She married a fellow convict, James Jackson on 29th December, 1845 and produced at least two offspring. She was pardoned in 1852.
Also in 1843, the Coronor at Kettering held an inquest on the death of Mary Starsmore, aged 22, the wife of a labourer, and her her infant daughter of Cliffe Parks near Wansford. The jury returned a verdict in both cases of “death by the visitation of God”
From The Times, 13 July 1852 p7 col c Joseph Starsmore, alias Bowlatt, (maybe it should be Rowlatt!) was indicted of night poaching in a wood of the Earl of Cardigan, at Corby, on the 31st of March. Mr Roberts appeared for the prosecution, Mr Cockle for the defence. William Saunders, a watcher in the employ of the Earl of Cardigan, was watching a wood called East South-wood, in Corby, on the night between the 30th and 31st of March last. Hearing the report of a gun in the wood, he went towards the spot whence the sound came, and saw the prisoner in the "riding" with a gun in his hand. The latter was soon afterwards joined by two other men, one of whom had a gun and the other a bludgeon, and Saunders and his assistant then chased the three to Starsmore's house, into which all three went, and the door was locked. The only question raised was as to the identity of the prisoner; but he was found GUILTY and sentenced to three months' imprisonment, the learned Judge expressing his satisfaction that no voilence had been used.
In the 1880 Census for America, only one person by the name of Starsmore appears. A William Starsmore, Fresco Painter, aged 40, born in England and living in Philadephia, Pennsylvania with a Thomas and Ellen Hobley, both born in England.
There is record of a William Starsmore buried in Hampton National Cemetery, Virginia, USA. Starsmore, Wm, d. 12/06/1897, H 23 PA INF, Dec 6 1897, Plot: 7485, * He apparently went into the Service in August 1861. He was transferred from Co. K to Co. H Sept 1, 1861 at Camp Birney by authority of Col. D. B. Birney. For sometime he was absent without leave and later he was sick at Bedlow Island, N. Y. He deserted from Harrison Landing, another desertion from Davids Island, N.Y. According to most of the records he was 24 years old but one paper gave his age as 27. The hospital record gave his age as 25, single and the Post Office address of wife or nearest relative gave CHARLES PALMER, friend, in Philadelphia, PA and he was diagnosis as having Typhoid Fever. Could this be the same William as above.?
The Desborough Town Fotball Club's record victory came in season 1924\25 when they beat Nuneaton reserves by fourteen clear goals in a League match, whilst in the same game Jack Starsmore netted six times to set the Club's individual scoring record in a single game.
From The Times, 18 Jan 1944 p2 col d News in Brief Mrs Emma Starsmore, of Yarwell, near Stamford,Lincs, was 100 years old yesterday. (Actually, according to her Death Registration in the first quarter of 1945, she was only 90)
JESSIE ELIZABETH PITT
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Great Britain-England
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