Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): Stephen Stubberfield ( or Stuberfield). Prisoner occupation:...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/35
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Stephen Stubberfield ( or Stuberfield). Prisoner occupation:... dating from 1828 Apr 23 - 1828 May 7 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/26/35
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1828 Apr 23 - 1828 May 7
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): Stephen Stubberfield ( or Stuberfield).
Prisoner occupation: Husbandman/steed carter/labourer.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey April Sessions in 1828.
Crime: Assembling with others armed to assist in landing uncustomed goods.
Initial sentence: [Death] commuted to transportation for life.
Annotated (Outcome): Considered at Report in Council 7 May 1828.
Petitioner(s): Stephen Stubberfield (prisoner) of Bexhill, Sussex with 18 signatories;
The prisoner with 33 signatories and 4 character references.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner has never before broken the law; the prisoner has supported his wife and four children by his own industry; the prisoner has led an honest, industrious and sober life as a husbandman; the prisoner deeply regrets his offence; the prisoner's wife had been in a state of extreme ill health for six months; prisoner was led astray; family likely to finish up in the workhouse; he will atone for his crime through hard work and industry.
Other papers: Certificates of previous employment.
Additional Information: The prisoner is awaiting transportation in Newgate Gaol.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Cn 35
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- 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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