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Prisoner name(s): David Norton. Prisoner occupation: Blacksmith. Court and date...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/45

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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): David Norton. Prisoner occupation: Blacksmith. Court and date... dating from 1828 [Apr] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/16/45

Date

1828 [Apr]

Description

Prisoner name(s): David Norton.

Prisoner occupation: Blacksmith.

Court and date of trial: Shropshire Lent Assizes, Shrewsbury, 1828.

Crime: Housebreaking, in the dwellinghouse of James Randle.

Initial sentence: Death recorded and commuted to transportation for life.

Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil Apr 17 1828'.

Petitioner(s): David Norton (the convict) undersigned by Charles Townsend (minister), six parish officers and 34 other inhabitants of unspecified domicile [Shrewsbury].

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): He was led astray by bad company; his previous good character; he has parents known for their honesty and industry and to whom he might be of great help in the future.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

Bn 45

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Language

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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