Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: James Williams. Prisoner age: 24. Court and date of trial: Somerset...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/184
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This record is about the Prisoner name: James Williams. Prisoner age: 24. Court and date of trial: Somerset... dating from 1829 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 17/2/184
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1829
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: James Williams.
Prisoner age: 24.
Court and date of trial: Somerset Lent Assizes held at Taunton March 1829.
Crime: Robbery - stealing from the person of James Barry a box value 6d.
Initial sentence: [Death] commuted to transportation for life.
Annotated: Nil.
Petitioner(s): Convict and 23 people including the prosecutor and a note from his mother.
Grounds for clemency: Is sincerely penitent and realises enormity of crime; promises to make amends and reform his character.
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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)
- Ao 34
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13024885/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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