Silas Northcott (1788-1830) was a clerk of the colonial court in Lochburn City who turned rebel after Nathaniel Bramwell's death and was hanged for treason in 1830.

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KEY INFO

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🌱 Born : 11 September 1788

🪦 Died : 9 May 1830 (aged 41)

📍 Birthplace : Lochburn City, Archipelago of Lochburn

🪪 Nationality : British, colonial born

💼 Occupation : Court clerk, rebel informant

🗝️ Associated place : Lochburn City, Lochburn County

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TIMELINE

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RELATED FIGURES

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TO GO FURTHER

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Abigail STANHOPE

Hannah ELDRIDGE

Lochburn City

[1824] Lochburn Rebellions

Nathaniel BRAMWELL

Pamparina Bay

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FUN FACT

The page of the arrest register on which the word suicide appeared in a different ink is said to have been carried out of the court folded inside his hat.

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A CLERK AT THE COURT

∟ A town-born official

Silas Northcott was born in Lochburn City in 1788, in a modest family. His fine handwriting and good memory won him a place at the colonial court at the age of twenty-four, where he copied and filed the Crown's records.

∟ A faithful servant

For twelve years, Silas served the colonial authorities without complaint, trusted for his discretion and his accuracy.

THE SUSPICIOUS REGISTER

∟ The death of Bramwell

In October 1824, Silas handled the arrest register in which Nathaniel Bramwell's death was recorded as a suicide. He noticed a page written in a different ink, and he understood what it hid.

∟ Turning rebel

He secretly brought the evidence to the rebels. During the winter, he became the voice of Lochburn City on the committee and kept the rebels informed of the garrison's plans from inside the court.

THE PRICE OF TREASON

∟ Discovered

In 1829, the authorities uncovered the leaks and arrested Silas.

∟ Execution

He was tried for treason and hanged in Lochburn City on 9 May 1830, in the town where he had been born. His execution deepened the anger of the Utopians, and he is remembered as a man who gave up his own safety for the truth.

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