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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Anthony Wild or Anthony Wilde. Prisoner age: 20 years. Prisoner occupation:...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/35/92
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 May 5 - 1832 Nov 28
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Prisoner name: Anthony Wild or Anthony Wilde.
Prisoner age: 20 years.
Prisoner occupation: Cotton mill worker.
Court and date of trial: Chester Quarter Sessions [Cheshire] 14 April 1828.
Crime: Stealing bacon; namely a ham of bacon from the house of Jeremy Wardle (or Jeremiah Wardle) at Lancashire Hill near Stockport.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: 'Character unknown'; 'Conduct good on board Captivity'.
Annotated: Nil.
Petitioner(s): Elizabeth Wilde (mother) of Hyde [Cheshire] and Jeremy Wardle (prosecutor), undersigned by Samson Brunt (former employer) and 13 other cotton manufacturers of Stockport. A second petition undersigned by Charles Kenrick Prescot (Rector of Stockport), Jeremiah Wardle, Samuel Atherstone (employer) Samson Brunt and six other inhabitants of [Stockport].
Grounds for clemency: He was led astray by his acquaintances; his youth; his first offence and previous good character; unable to work at the time of the offence due to a complaint in his leg; has served five years of the sentence [in 1832].
Additional Information: He was convicted with three others [un-named] who received the same sentence. Held on board Captivity convict hulk.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- En 42
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- English
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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