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Prisoner name: Elizabeth Coltman. Prisoner age: 30. Prisoner occupation: Servant....

Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/107

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Elizabeth Coltman. Prisoner age: 30. Prisoner occupation: Servant.... dating from 1828 Apr - 1828 May in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/2/107
Date
1828 Apr - 1828 May
Description

Prisoner name: Elizabeth Coltman.

Prisoner age: 30.

Prisoner occupation: Servant.

Court and date of trial: Coventry Lent Assizes [Warwickshire] 1828.

Crime: Larceny - embezzling silk.

Initial sentence: Seven years' transportation.

Gaoler's report: Character from gaol - bad.

Annotated: Nil - May 1828.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner undersigned by Thomas Bond and Elizabeth Bond, employers; 47 inhabitants of Coventry.

Grounds for clemency: First offence; married seven years to husband who took all her meagre savings including the proceeds of the crime; irreproachable character before; character witnesses were not called at the trial; aged and distressed mother.

Other papers: Mr Sergeant Adams stating it was a serious crime. J B Tyler transferring petition.

Additional Information: In Coventry Gaol.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
An 7
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13024808/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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