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Prisoner name(s): William Watts. Prisoner age: 18. Prisoner occupation: Servant...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/58

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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): William Watts. Prisoner age: 18. Prisoner occupation: Servant... dating from 1829 [May] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/16/58
Date
1829 [May]
Description

Prisoner name(s): William Watts.

Prisoner age: 18.

Prisoner occupation: Servant to William Nicholls (coachmaker) of Paddington [Middlesex].

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey, April 1829.

Crime: Larceny (three indictments) namely stealing one plate and other articles value 2s 2d from Thomas Woolsey [at Paddington in April 1829].

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: 'Not known here before'.

Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil Jun 2 1829'.

Petitioner(s): William Watts (the convict) undersigned by five former employers and seven other inhabitants of West London.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): His youth; his first offence; his previous good character; his former employers endorse his petition.

Additional Information: Held in Newgate Gaol.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Bo 8
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14455960/

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