Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): Thomas Crouch. Prisoner occupation: Milkman. Court and date...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/96
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- HO 17/26/96
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1829
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Prisoner name(s): Thomas Crouch.
Prisoner occupation: Milkman.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey June Sessions in 1829.
Crime: Stealing from his employers (three indictments).
Initial sentence: 14 years transportation.
Gaoler's report: 'Not known at Newgate. Married five children.'
Annotated (Outcome): Nil 17 July 1829.
Petitioner(s): Elizabeth Crouch (prisoner's wife) of 6 Bishops Court, Chancery Lane, Middlesex undersigned by 16 people.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Prisoner's distress caused by his daughter's death led him to drink; the prisoner committed his crimes while drunk; he intended to replace the items; has 5 children aged between 13 and one year; the prisoner is a kind and attentive husband and father; the prisoner's wife and children depend upon him for maintenance and support; before the crimes, the prisoner bore an irreproachable character for honesty and now feels remorse; the petitioners verify that Elizabeth Crouch's account is truthful and that the prisoner has been known to them since his youth.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Co 46
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- English
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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