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Prisoner name: Samuel Everett. Prisoner age: 46. Court and date of trial: Norfolk...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/121

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Samuel Everett. Prisoner age: 46. Court and date of trial: Norfolk... dating from 1827 Dec - 1828 Apr in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/2/121
Date
1827 Dec - 1828 Apr
Description

Prisoner name: Samuel Everett.

Prisoner age: 46.

Court and date of trial: Norfolk Lent Assizes at Thetford March 1827.

Crime: Shoplifting from Samuel Gooch.

Initial sentence: Transportation for life.

Annotated: In New South Wales. Nil 2 May 1827.

Petitioner(s): Bridget Everett, the convict's wife, and 21 freeholders of Deopham, Norfolk, including the prosecutor.

Grounds for clemency: Has large, young family; was a hardworking and industrious man; met with 'violent temptation'.

Additional Information: Convict sent to New South Wales.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
An 21
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13024822/

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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