Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: James Watson. Prisoner age: 30 years. Court and date of trial: Wiltshire...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/35/90
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This record is about the Prisoner name: James Watson. Prisoner age: 30 years. Court and date of trial: Wiltshire... dating from 1828 May 15 - 1829 Nov 30 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/35/90
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 May 15 - 1829 Nov 30
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: James Watson.
Prisoner age: 30 years.
Court and date of trial: Wiltshire Michaelmas Sessions, Salisbury, 19 October 1827.
Crime: Stealing a watch, from Edward House at Salisbury.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: 'Indifferent character'.
Annotated: 'Nil May 21 1828'.
Petitioner(s): Mary Clerk (mother). James Watson (the convict).
Grounds for clemency: An honest young man; mistaken identity; the principal witness swore falsely.
Additional Information: Received on board Leviathan convict hulk on 16 November 1827.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- En 40
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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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