Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): Thomas Nicholl (or Thomas Nichols) alias Thomas Oram. Prisoner...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/77
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Thomas Nicholl (or Thomas Nichols) alias Thomas Oram. Prisoner... dating from 1829 June 30 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 17/26/77
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1829 June 30
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): Thomas Nicholl (or Thomas Nichols) alias Thomas Oram.
Prisoner age: 21.
Court and date of trial: Surrey Adjourned Sessions held at Newington on 17 June 1829.
Crime: Stealing a glazier's diamond.
Initial sentence: Transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: 'Character Bad. Convicted Before.'
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Ann Oram (prisoner's mother) of 10 Alfred Place, Old Kent Road, [Southwark] undersigned by 14 people including Isaac Malyon (prosecutor) of 3 Nelson Place, Old Kent Road, [Southwark, London].
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner's youth; both the petitioner and prosecutor claim that starvation and misery drove the prisoner to commit the crime; prisoner tried to enlist as a soldier but was refused prisoner because of poor health; he was ashamed so tried under the false name of Thomas Nichols; the prisoner had no friends to appear in his favour at the trial; prisoner has truly repented his crime and will become a worthy member of society.
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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 27
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- Public Record(s)
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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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