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Licence number 898: John Birch. Convicted of [not known] at a General Court Martial...

Catalogue reference: PCOM 3/9/898

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This record is about the Licence number 898: John Birch. Convicted of [not known] at a General Court Martial... dating from 1854 May 15 in the series Home Office and Prison Commission: Male Licences. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference

PCOM 3/9/898

Date

1854 May 15

Description

Licence number 898: John Birch.

Convicted of [not known] at a General Court Martial at Corfu, 28 December 1848.

Then aged [not known] years and by trade a [not known].

Sentence: 14 years' transportation.

Licence granted: 15 May 1854, for early release from Spike Island from Bemuda prison.

Comments: Wanting.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical condition

wanting

Closure status

Open Document, Open Description

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10128318/

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PCOM 3

Home Office and Prison Commission: Male Licences

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Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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Within the department: PCOM

Records created or inherited by the Prison Commission and Home Office Prison Department

13,263 records

Within the series: PCOM 3

Home Office and Prison Commission: Male Licences

126 records

Within the piece: PCOM 3/9

Nos. 801-925. Described at item level

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Licence number 898: John Birch. Convicted of [not known] at a General Court Martial...

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