Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): James Stewart. Prisoner age: 19. Court and date of trial: Old...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/34
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): James Stewart. Prisoner age: 19. Court and date of trial: Old... dating from 1828 Apr 9 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 Apr 9
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Prisoner name(s): James Stewart.
Prisoner age: 19.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey February Sessions in 1824.
Crime: Stealing from the person (picking a pocket).
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Annotated (Outcome): Not recommended by the commanding officer of the ship. Nil.
Petitioner(s): James Stewart (prisoner) undersigned by eight inhabitants of Goswell Street, [Islington, Middlesex].
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner was only 15 years old at the time of the offence; the prisoner has been seduced by evil example and led into bad company; he wishes to make amends to society; the prisoner has served on board the hulks for four years; the prisoner will go straight to sea either in His Majesty's service or onboard a trading vessel in order to avoid renewing any acquaintance with his former associates.
Additional Information: On board the Ganymede, Woolwich, [Kent].
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Cn 34
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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