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Prisoner name(s): Henry Hyland. Prisoner age: 24. Court and date of trial: Old...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/58

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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Henry Hyland. Prisoner age: 24. Court and date of trial: Old... dating from 1829 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/26/58
Date
1829
Description

Prisoner name(s): Henry Hyland.

Prisoner age: 24.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey June Sessions in 1829.

Crime: Stealing books.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: 'Not known here. Married and one child.'

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Henry Hyland (prisoner).

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner accepts that his sentence was just; he was driven to commit the crime by severe distress; the prisoner was out of work for several months; the prisoner's wife has an infant barely a month old; no previous crime; the prisoner's previous good character.

Additional Information: The prisoner is awaiting transportation in Newgate gaol.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Co 8
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14456117/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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