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Jacob Bellett, the second son of John and Susannah Bellett of Shoreditch, London was convicted on 25th December, 1784, of feloniously stealing silk lining and material to the total value of Eight Pounds, the property of Gearing, Vaux and Taylor, Master Weavers of Spitalfields, London. Jacob, a silk weaver by trade, pleaded innocent but was found guilty and sentenced to 7 years transportation. He left England from Portsmouth aboard the Scarborough, a transport ship of the First Fleet. Jacob Bellett was sent to Norfolk Island and, after serving his sentence, received a Grant of Land here in Music Valley on the 13th December 1796.

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History of the Property Jacob Bellett, the second son of John and Susannah Bellett of Shoreditch, London was convicted on 25th December, 1784, of feloniously stealing silk lining and material to the total value of Eight Pounds, the property of Gearing, Vaux and Taylor, Master Weavers of Spitalfields, London. Jacob, a silk weaver by trade, pleaded innocent but was found guilty and sentenced to 7 years transportation. He left England from Portsmouth aboard the Scarborough, a transport ship of the First Fleet. Jacob Bellett was sent to Norfolk Island and, after serving his sentence, received a Grant of Land here in Music Valley on the 13th December 1796.
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