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Prisoner name: Thomas Wakefield. Court and date of trial: [Not stated]. Crime: [Not...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/3

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Thomas Wakefield. Court and date of trial: [Not stated]. Crime: [Not... dating from 1821 July 26 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/2/3
Date
1821 July 26
Description

Prisoner name: Thomas Wakefield.

Court and date of trial: [Not stated].

Crime: [Not stated].

Initial sentence: Transportation [term not specified].

Gaoler's report: Bad character (from Chester Castle [Cheshire]).

Annotated: Nil.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner.

Grounds for clemency: Asks to remain in country; has received no answer to petition; first offence; has a wife and six children with no support.

Additional Information: On board the Justitia hulk at Woolwich [Kent].

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Ah 3
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13024704/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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