Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: John Parkin. Prisoner occupation: Apprentice [seaman] to Thomas Brown...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/35/70
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This record is about the Prisoner name: John Parkin. Prisoner occupation: Apprentice [seaman] to Thomas Brown... dating from 1828 Feb 18 - 1828 Mar 31 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 17/35/70
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 Feb 18 - 1828 Mar 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: John Parkin.
Prisoner occupation: Apprentice [seaman] to Thomas Brown (ship owner) of Sunderland [County Durham].
Court and date of trial: Devon Lent Assizes 1828.
Crime: House-breaking at a dwelling house at Bishops Nympton [Devon].
Initial sentence: Death recorded and commuted to [eight years imprisonment with hard labour].
Gaoler's report: The convict denies that he is insane or that his family is so afflicted.
Annotated: 'John Parkin to be kept, where he is for [recommended punishment]'.
Petitioner(s): Thomas Brown (late master). William Ash (ship owner) of Starcross [Devon] [known to the prisoner's late master].
Grounds for clemency: Insanity.
Other papers: Judge's report on the case.
Additional Information: Prisoner arrived in Devon on the brig Matura.
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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)
- En 20
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13504463/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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