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Prisoner name: William Lockwood. Court and date of trial: Surrey Winter Sessions...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/57

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This record is about the Prisoner name: William Lockwood. Court and date of trial: Surrey Winter Sessions... dating from 1826 Dec 26 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/2/57
Date
1826 Dec 26
Description

Prisoner name: William Lockwood.

Court and date of trial: Surrey Winter Sessions December 1826 held at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey.

Crime: Embezzled money the property of his master.

Initial sentence: 14 years' transportation.

Gaoler's report: Character from gaol - bad.

Annotated: Nil.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner and five people of London.

Grounds for clemency: First offence; recommended to mercy by Jury; has a pregnant wife and child.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Am 7
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13024758/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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