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Prisoner name(s): Timothy Bannister. Prisoner occupation: Waterman. Court and...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/101

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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Timothy Bannister. Prisoner occupation: Waterman. Court and... dating from 1830 Oct 8 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/26/101
Date
1830 Oct 8
Description

Prisoner name(s): Timothy Bannister.

Prisoner occupation: Waterman.

Court and date of trial: Sentenced by a bench of magistrates in March 1830.

Crime: Smuggling 130 casks of brandy spirits. On the 1 March 1830, the prisoner was on board the Maria of Yarmouth.

Initial sentence: One year's imprisonment in Winchester gaol.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Two petitions from Timothy Bannister (prisoner) of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight and character references from 3 people.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner's wife, Mary, and seven children are greatly distressed; the prisoner's debilitated state of health; has already served seven months in Winchester gaol; the prisoner is a sober, honest, industrious and well conducted man; the prisoner has never before committed a crime; the prisoner will never break the law again.

Other papers: Medical certificate from John Clarke a surgeon of Yarmouth, [Isle of Wight].

Additional Information: Arrested with John Camel, Henry Harvey and William Woolgar.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cp 1
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14456160/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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