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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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Prisoner name: James Pike. Prisoner age: 30. Prisoner occupation: Fishmonger at Camberwell,...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/54/107
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This record is about the Prisoner name: James Pike. Prisoner age: 30. Prisoner occupation: Fishmonger at Camberwell,... dating from 1831 Jan; 1831 Dec in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/54/107
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1831 Jan; 1831 Dec
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Prisoner name: James Pike.
Prisoner age: 30.
Prisoner occupation: Fishmonger at Camberwell, Surrey.
Court and date of trial: Kent Winter Assizes, Maidstone, 13 December 1830.
Crime: Stealing in a dwelling house. The property of [Mr Phelps].
Initial sentence: Death recorded and commuted to transportation for life.
Annotated: Nil.
Petitioner(s): John Tyler and Company, fish factors of Cross Lane, City of London, former employer and undersigned by 38 inhabitants of Billingsgate and Camberwell, London; James Pike, the convict.
Grounds for clemency: Previous good character; he has a wife and two children dependent upon his labour for support; the company's dealings with him in his new business have been conducted with regularity and entire satisfaction; he offers to assist in the prosecution of his accomplices.
Other papers: Letter from Richard Bower, Mayor of Weymouth to the Home Department enclosing a letter from the convict offering to assist the authorities. Letter from Timothy Maber of Turnwood, near Blandford, Dorset, one of the victims corroborating details of the crimes.
Additional Information: The convict is apparently a member of a gang that broke into 13 houses in the Weymouth and Dorchester, Dorset areas. His letter to the Mayor of Weymouth gives much detail of the crimes.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- IP 37
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- English
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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