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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Charles Wellings. Prisoner occupation: Licensed hawker. Court and...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/9
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- HO 17/2/9
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1821 May
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: Charles Wellings.
Prisoner occupation: Licensed hawker.
Court and date of trial: Norwich [Norfolk] 15 May 1821.
Crime: Grand larceny - stealing a large sum of money out of a dwelling house.
Initial sentence: Transportation [term not specified].
Annotated: Considered by Lord Sidmouth 30 July 1821, nil.
Petitioner(s): Prisoner and 10 people of Sutton [Kent].
Grounds for clemency: Not a native of Norwich; honest and reputable; no previous crime; did not know fellow convicts; joined in a game of cards with no criminal intent.
Other papers: Letter from Charles Wellings forwarding the petition. A letter from Robert Alderson, Steward of Norwich stating the other three are known criminals. A note from L P Cockerell asking for the petition to be attended to.
Additional Information: Convicted with Flegg, Chalker and Samuel Onions; Wellings in the City Gaol Norwich. The convict is from Sutton, Kent.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Ah 9
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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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