VANDERSTEEN

Born 1792³
Died 31 Jul 1837, London Hospital, Whitechapel, Middsx, aged 45⁴
Occupation: Weaver (1821,1822) Hardwareman (1827) Tinman (1829) Tin Plate Worker, tinplate and ironplate worker (1830) tin plate worker (1837)⁵
Abode: Lambeth Rd, Southwark (1821) London Rd, Southwark (1822, 1827, 1829, 1930)⁶

NOTE 1
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey Ref: t18081130-64

The Old Bailey, 30th November, 1808

64. JOSEPH VANDERSTEIN was indicted for that he, on the 13th of October, was servant to Benjamin Perry , and was employed and entrusted by him to receive money, for and on his account, and being such servant, and so employed, did receive and take into his possession the sum of seven shillings and eleven pence halfpenny, and that he afterwards fraudulently and feloniously did secrete, embezzle, and steal the same .

SECOND COUNT for embezzling the said sum, and that he received it from one Thomas Wells .

BENJAMIN PERRY . Q. You are a publican - A. Yes; I keep the Brill House, Somers' Town; the prisoner was my pot boy.

Q. Was he employed to receive the money for your weekly bills - A. He was.

Q. Did Mr. Wells deal with you - A. Yes.

Q. Was he indebted to you - A. Yes; seven shillings and eleven pence halfpenny.

Q. How do you know that - A. By the prisoner setting it down; I had the account from the prisoner which I had on a slate; I copied this from the slate; it is an exact copy.

THOMAS WELLS . I met the prisoner on the Sunday that he said he was to leave his master, in Wilson street; I asked him to tell me how my account was; he told me it was sixteen pots and a pint; I then informed him he was wrong; I should not pay him then; I desired him to call on the Monday following. He did not call on the Monday; I believe it was on the Wednesday or Thursday evening he called; he was then paid seven shillings and eleven penee halfpenny; he said my account was right, fifteen pots and a pint, and one shilling and sixpence for liquor. I always kept an account against him. I do not recollect the day of the month; it was the day that he went from his master.

Q. Mr. Perry, what day was it he left you - A. I believe it was on a Sunday unbeknown to me; I had hired another man, but I had not discharged the prisoner.

Q. Upon your oath had you received this seven shillings and eleven pence halfpenny - A. I had not; he had never brought it to account.

Prisoner's Defence. The customers owed me so much I was afraid he would be angry; I was turned away without an hour's notice.

Prosecutor. When I returned from the country I found he was gone away; the bills not paid amounted to three pounds eighteen shillings. I sent a note to him by the lamp lighter that he knew, if he would come it would be all right; he did not come.

Q. How did he behave - A. Very bad indeed.

Prisoner. I gave Mr. Perry a month's warning; I settled with him except five shillings and ten pence; I told him I was agreeable to stop till all was settled if he was agreeable. Soon after he got another man; I was willing to have all things meet with him.

JURY. Is the account between you and him settled - A. There are eighty seven pots he took out unsettled.

Q. Supposing you had given him time, do you not suppose that he could have settled this business - A. I offered him all the time in the world; he would not come forward.

The prisoner called two witnesses, who gave him a good character.

GUILTY , aged 20.

Confined Six Months in the House of Correction , and fined One Shilling .

First Middlesex jury, before Mr. Recorder.


NOTE 2
RECORDS OF THE SUN FIRE OFFICE, ITEM REF MS11936/524/1107838 DATE 19 MAY 1830
in the Guildhall Library, City of London

Joseph Vandersteen of No 39 London Road Tin and Ironplate worker. On his household goods wearing apparel printed books and plate in his now dwelling house only situate as aforesaid part in tenure of a china and glass warehouse man, brick and timber three hundred and fifty pounds 350
carrd over

Brought forward 350

Pictures & prints frames and glass included therein only ten pounds 10
China and glass therein only Forty pounds 40
Stock & utensils & goods in trust therein only six hundred pounds 600

C.S.Lefevre, B Pearse J.Trotter £1.000

D/ £1.10 Lday 1831

RECORDS OF THE SUN FIRE OFFICE, ITEM REF MS11936/524/1107832 DATE 19 MAY 1830
in the Guildhall Library, City of London.

John Scaffe No 115 Grays Inn Lane, Gent on a house No 81-82 London Road in tenure of Vandersteen Hardware man the front shop divided into two and part occupied by a china man brick and timber six hundred pounds.......

Lday 1831

NOTE 3
From The Times, Friday May 6, 1831 Issue 14532, page 6 col. F

THURSDAY, MAY 5
(London Sittings, before Mr. Justice BOSANQUET and a
Common Jury.)
MASON V. VANDERSTEEN.
The plaintiff in this action, who is a surgeon, sought to
recover the sum of 7l. 2s. from the defendant, who keeps a
shop on the Surrey side of Blackfriars-bridge, for professional
attendance upon the latter, who had been afflicted with a frost-
bitten toe ever since the year 1802. The defence set up was,
that the plaintiff had agreed to attend the defendant on the
terms of no cure no pay; in support of which a witness
named George Payne, was called, who swore that having
derived benefit from the plaintiff's skill himself he had re-
quested of him to attend the defendant, whom, how-
ever; he represented to him as too poor to pay, unless
a cure were effected, in which case the plaintiff would be
compensated for his trouble. The plaintiff desired to see
the defendant, and having visited him, he continued to
attend him and supply him with medicines for a considerable
time. He did not, however, succeed in effecting a cure, and
consequently the defendant was obliged to have his foot am-
putated. The plaintiff sent in his bill, and the defendant ob-
jecting to pay it on the above ground, the present action was
commenced on which Payne, who was confined in the King's
Bench prison, wrote to him, reminding him of the terms on
which be had engaged him to attend the defendant, and of-
fering, at the same time, to pay him 3l., on condition of his
foregoing proceedings against the defendant, whom he repre-
sented to be a poor man with a large family. To this letter
the plaintiff replied, that he had never made any such agree-
ment as the one referred to, either on the present or any other
occasion.
The Jury, after some deliberation, returned a verdict for
the plaintiff, - damages 5l, 5s.,.the plaintiff having received
goods from the defendant to the amount ft the difference be-
tween the above sum and the plaintiff's account.