Daniel Cuttiford - The Coventry Years

		1805		Daniel Cuttiford was born to Daniel & Elizabeth Cuttiford in 1805. The family lived in Kenilworth, Coventry, Warwick, England
		1807		He was Baptised at Kenilworth on the 18th of May, 1807
				He had a sister, Hanna, Baptised at Kenilworth on the 9th of March, 1796 and a brother, William, Baptised at Kenilworth on the 7th of June, 1802.
		1819		His father died 25th of April, 1819 and was buried in the Churchyard of St Nicholas, Warwick
		1826		On the 24th of December, 1826 he married Ann Bacon at St Michaels Coventry, Warwick.
		1828		Daniel & Ann's first daughter, Elizabeth Caroline was Baptised on the 17th of February 1828 at Kenilworth
		1830		In 1830, Daniel was listed in the Coventry Trade Directory as: Dan Cuttiford, Shoe Maker, Castle End, Kenilworth
				Daniel & Ann's second child and first son, William, was Baptised in Kenilworth on 31st of May 1830
		1831		On the 13th of September 1831, Daniel's mother, Elizabeth, died and was buried in the same plot as her husband
				On the 28th of September 1831, Daniel & Ann's third child and second son, Daniel was Baptised at Kenilworth
		1834		In 1834, Daniel & Ann's fourth child and third son, George was born in Kenilworth
		1837		In 1837, Daniel & Ann's fifth child and fourth son, David was born in Kenilworth
		1839		On the 8th of July 1839, Daniel & Ann's sixth child and second daughter, Mary Ann was Baptised at St Michael's Coventry
		1840		In 1840, Daniel & Ann's seventh child and third daughter, Margarett was born in Coventry
		1841		On the 9th of October 1841, in the Parish of St Michael, Daniel Cuttiford embezzled the sum of £2 9s 10d
				On the 10th of November 1841, Daniel Cuttiford was committed for trial on the embezzlement charge.
		1842		On the 3rd of January 1842 Daniel Cuttiford appeared at the Coventry Quarter Sessions on the charge of embezzlement. [Although the trial records are yet to be located, it appears probable that Daniel was found innocent of the charge. As detailed below, he passed a counterfeit coin on the 23rd of July 1842. Had he been found guilty of the embezzlement charge, it is unlikely he would have been free only six months later. In addition to this, his 'receiving stolen goods' charge which was heard in 1846, is recorded as his second offence, not his third which would be the case if he had been convicted of the embezzlement charge.]
				On the 16th of May, 1842, Elizabeth Caroline died, aged 14 and was buried at St Michael Coventry
				On the 23rd of July, 1842, Daniel passed a counterfeit Crown (5s/-)
				On the 5th of August 1842, Daniel again passed a counterfeit coin, this time a Half Crown (2s/6d)
				On the 17th of August 1842, Daniel Cuttiford was committed for trial for both counterfeit charges
				On the 17th of October 1842, Daniel Cuttiford appeared at the Coventry Quarter Sessions on both counterfeit charges
		1843		In 1843, Daniel & Ann's fourth daughter and eighth child, Hannah was born in Coventry
		1846		On the 7th of January, 1846, Daniel was convicted of receiving stolen goods (a quantity of lace) and sentenced to seven years transportation to the colony of Van Diemen's Land
				On the 20th of January, 1846, Daniel was transferred to Millbank Prison, London, to await transportation to Van Diemen's Land
				On the 1st of May 1846, Daniel departed Portsmouth aboard the "Palmyra"
				In June, 1846, Daniel & Ann's fifth daughter and ninth child, Emma, is Baptised, at St Michaels, Coventry

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