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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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Prisoner name: John Francomb. Prisoner occupation: Labourer. Court and date of trial:...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/126
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This record is about the Prisoner name: John Francomb. Prisoner occupation: Labourer. Court and date of trial:... dating from 1828 Mar - 1828 May in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/2/126
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 Mar - 1828 May
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Prisoner name: John Francomb.
Prisoner occupation: Labourer.
Court and date of trial: Somerset Lent Assizes at Taunton on 29 March 1828.
Crime: Stealing an ox, property of James Coombs.
Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for 14 years.
Annotated: Nil 7 May 1828.
Petitioner(s): The convict, with a certificate of good character signed by 15 people of Gloucestershire and Somerset.
Grounds for clemency: Honest sober industrious character; supported wife and family; acted in an unguarded moment; destitute at time of offence.
Additional Information: The convict is from Clevedon, Somerset. He was held in the House of Correction at Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- An 26
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- Public Record(s)
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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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