Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner's name: William Workman. Prisoner's age: 24. Court and date of trial: Worcestershire...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/3/20
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This record is about the Prisoner's name: William Workman. Prisoner's age: 24. Court and date of trial: Worcestershire... dating from 1830 Jan 1; 1830 Dec 31 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. 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)
- HO 17/3/20
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1830 Jan 1; 1830 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner's name: William Workman.
Prisoner's age: 24.
Court and date of trial: Worcestershire Summer Assizes July 1830.
Crime: Housebreaking - stealing 12 and a half yards of printed cotton, property of Mr Rogers of Castbridge, farmer.
Initial sentence: Death sentence commuted to transportation for life.
Annotated: nil.
Petitioner: Ann Jones, the prisoner's mother and 7 character witnesses.
Grounds for clemency: Hitherto character unblemished; mother aged and distressed; son shows contrition for his crime.
Other papers: Note accompanying petition.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- AP 20
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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