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Licence number 6260: John Ritson. Caption order and prison record from when he was...
Catalogue reference: PCOM 3/58/6260
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This record is about the Licence number 6260: John Ritson. Caption order and prison record from when he was... dating from 1856 July 31 in the series Home Office and Prison Commission: Male Licences. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PCOM 3/58/6260
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1856 July 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Licence number 6260: John Ritson.
Caption order and prison record from when he was convicted of House breaking at the Assizes at Durham, Durham 24 July 1852.
Then aged 13 and by trade a Labourer.
Sentence: 10 years Transportation.
Licence granted 31 July 1856, for early release from Parkhurst 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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- 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
- Prisons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10346489/
Series information
PCOM 3
Home Office and Prison Commission: Male Licences
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