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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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Prisoner name(s): Jacob Williams. Prisoner age: 14. Prisoner occupation: Apprentice...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/59
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1829 May 1 - 1839 Jan 30
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Prisoner name(s): Jacob Williams.
Prisoner age: 14.
Prisoner occupation: Apprentice baker to George James of St James parish, Bristol [Gloucestershire].
Court and date of trial: Bristol Lent Assizes 1 April 1829.
Crime: Arson, namely setting fire to his master's bakery in the parish of St James, Bristol on 26 March 1829.
Initial sentence: [Death recorded] and commuted to 14 years transportation.
Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil June 2 1829'. 'Nil. In Van Diemens Land. Answered 30 Jan 1839'.
Petitioner(s): Thomas Williams (a weekly carrier) and Martha Williams (parents) together with Jacob Williams (the convict), supported by an attached medical certificate from [William Hithing] and undersigned by George James (prosecutor) and 38 inhabitants of [Bristol] known to [the convict's parents]. Thomas Williams.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): In his infancy [1817] the convict suffered head injuries when he was run over by a dray, rendering him mentally impaired; consequently he did not know what he was doing nor the possible consequences; his first offence; having accepted him as apprentice with a premium of ten pounds, his master wanted to rid himself of his duty but keep the money and so contrived to frame the convict; the good character of the parents.
Other papers: Letter from R Hart Davies [MP] transmitting the petition to the Home Department.
Additional Information: The convict has five siblings.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Bo 9
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- English
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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