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Licence number 9257: John Dyke. Caption order and prison record from when he was...

Catalogue reference: PCOM 3/88/9257

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This record is about the Licence number 9257: John Dyke. Caption order and prison record from when he was... dating from 1861 May 10 in the series Home Office and Prison Commission: Male Licences. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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PCOM 3/88/9257
Date
1861 May 10
Description

Licence number 9257: John Dyke.

Caption order and prison record from when he was convicted of bestiality at the Assizes at Stafford, Lancashire 20 July 1850.

Then aged 17 years and by trade a labourer.

Sentence: Death commuted to Life years transportation.

Licence granted 10 May 1861, for early release from Dartmoor prison.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10518003/

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PCOM 3

Home Office and Prison Commission: Male Licences

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