Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): William Niness junior. Prisoner age: 22. Court and date of...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/44
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- HO 17/16/44
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 Apr 19
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): William Niness junior.
Prisoner age: 22.
Court and date of trial: Cornwall Lent Assizes 1828.
Crime: Sacrilege.
Initial sentence: Death recorded and commuted to transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: 'A most desperate character - former course of life extremely bad'.
Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil, May 2 1828'.
Petitioner(s): William Niness senior (father) undersigned by 68 inhabitants of [Penhryn, Cornwall].
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): He is of good family.
Other papers: Letter from M Freshfield [MP] transmitting the petition to the Home Department.
Additional Information: He has six younger sisters.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Bn 44
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- English
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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