Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): Ann Rawlings ( alias Ann Rawlins). Prisoner age: 18. Court...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/12
What’s it about?
This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Ann Rawlings ( alias Ann Rawlins). Prisoner age: 18. Court... dating from 1828 Feb 25 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
No, this record is not available online. However, you can order a copy. Other ways to view it.
Can I see it in person?
Yes, this record is held at The National Archives and is available to see in person. How to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 17/26/12
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 Feb 25
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Prisoner name(s): Ann Rawlings ( alias Ann Rawlins).
Prisoner age: 18.
Court and date of trial: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions held at Devizes on the 15 January 1828.
Crime: Stealing an infant - the daughter of Ann Compton.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Character and disposition are pretty good. Not in prison before. The prisoner is unmarried, able to read and write and is in good health.
Annotated (Outcome): Ordered to Millbank Penitentiary on the 16 April 1828.
Petitioner(s): John and Sarah Rawlins (prisoner's parents) of Enford, Wiltshire undersigned by 30 inhabitants of Enford, Wiltshire.
J S Bucknall Estcourt Esquire (trial judge) chairman of the Wiltshire Quarter Sessions of 12 Lower Grosvenor Street, London.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner's youth; first offence; the prisoner might not have been fully aware of the extent of her crime; the prisoner is much affected by her conviction and exhorts her mother and sisters on their visits to avoid her company; the penitentiary's discipline will make an impression on a mind lacking moral example or institution; the penitentiary may be the means of restoring the prisoner as a reformed member of society.
Other papers: J Pyke the minister of Enford, Wiltshire enclosing and supporting petition; list of female convicts under sentence of transportation in the Fisherton Auger Gaol, Wiltshire. Signed by Thomas Dowding the Governor 9 April 1828.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Cn 12
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- English
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14456071/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
1,720,231 records
Within the department: HO
Records created or inherited by the Home Office, Ministry of Home Security, and related...
19,921 records
Within the series: HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
170 records
Within the piece: HO 17/26
Petitions referenced Cn, Co and Cp. (Described at item level)
You are currently looking at the item: HO 17/26/12
Prisoner name(s): Ann Rawlings ( alias Ann Rawlins). Prisoner age: 18. Court...
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.