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Licence number 6021: John Smith. Caption order and prison record from when he was...
Catalogue reference: PCOM 3/56/6021
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This record is about the Licence number 6021: John Smith. Caption order and prison record from when he was... dating from 1856 July 14 in the series Home Office and Prison Commission: Male Licences. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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PCOM 3/56/6021
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Date (When the record was created)
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1856 July 14
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Description (What the record is about)
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Licence number 6021: John Smith.
Caption order and prison record from when he was convicted of Stealing monies from the person of Benjamin tindal Bridges at the Quarter Sessions at Ely, Cambridgeshire 7 April 1852.
Then aged 17 and by trade a Labourer.
Sentence: 10 years Transportation.
Licence granted 14 July 1856, for early release from Portland prison.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Transportation
- Crime
- Prisons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10346251/
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Series information
PCOM 3
Home Office and Prison Commission: Male Licences
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Catalogue hierarchy
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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
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Within the series: PCOM 3
Home Office and Prison Commission: Male Licences
101 records
Within the piece: PCOM 3/56
Nos. 5976-6075. (Described at item level)
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