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Prisoner name: George Wilson (or George Wilson Walker). Prisoner age: 19. Court and...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/2/185

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This record is about the Prisoner name: George Wilson (or George Wilson Walker). Prisoner age: 19. Court and... dating from 1829 May 16 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/2/185
Date
1829 May 16
Description

Prisoner name: George Wilson (or George Wilson Walker).

Prisoner age: 19.

Court and date of trial: Salford Quarter Sessions [Lancashire] 1829.

Crime: Stealing money.

Initial sentence: Seven years' transportation.

Gaoler's report: 'Character indifferent - convicted before.'

Annotated: Nil.

Petitioner(s): Joseph Walker, the convict's father, from 17 Mangle Street, Back Piccadilly, Manchester [Lancashire].

Grounds for clemency: The charge has been found to be groundless, malicious and vexatious.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Ao 35
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13024886/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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