Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): Edward John Nicholls. Prisoner occupation: Unemployed but a...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/43
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HO 17/16/43
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Date (When the record was created)
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1828 [Feb]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): Edward John Nicholls.
Prisoner occupation: Unemployed but a journeyman coppersmith and brazier by trade.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey, February 1828.
Crime: Burglary.
Initial sentence: Death recorded and commuted to transportation for life.
Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil Apr 9 1828'.
Petitioner(s): Edward John Nicholls (the convict) undersigned by George Durrant (former apprenticeship master) and seven inhabitants of [London] (known to the convict).
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): He was induced to commit the crime by his accomplice; he had no family home to turn to in his unemployment; his first offence and his previous good character.
Additional Information: He was convicted with John Seldon.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Bn 43
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Public Record(s)
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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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