Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): Fanny Stoker. Prisoner age: 29. Prisoner occupation: Servant....
Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/69
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Fanny Stoker. Prisoner age: 29. Prisoner occupation: Servant.... dating from 1829 Apr - 1829 July in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/26/69
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1829 Apr - 1829 July
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): Fanny Stoker.
Prisoner age: 29.
Prisoner occupation: Servant.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey April Sessions 1829.
Crime: Stealing from employer - a pair of silk stockings valued at 6/- from the shop of George Wagner (prisoner's employer for two years) and his partner William Chapman in Greek Street, Soho Square, [London].
Initial sentence: 14 years transportation.
Gaoler's report: 'A well behaved woman.'
Annotated (Outcome): Certificates returned.
Petitioner(s): George Wagner (prosecutor) and 3 people (previous employers) with notes of the trial and certificate details.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner has an 'unblemished reputation'; the prisoner has been constantly employed for over 35 years; the prisoner is repentant of her crime one former employer has agreed to employ the prisoner; the prisoner was without money or counsel and no defence was offered.
Other papers: Two letters from James Ilbery a book seller, publisher and political writer of 1 Great Titchfield Street, Cavendish Square, [London] enclosing the petition and making observations about the case.
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)
- Co 19
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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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Prisoner name(s): Fanny Stoker. Prisoner age: 29. Prisoner occupation: Servant....
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