Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): William Browne. Prisoner age: 34. Court and date of trial:...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/105
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): William Browne. Prisoner age: 34. Court and date of trial:... dating from 1830 Sep 18 - 1830 Oct 4 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 17/26/105
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1830 Sep 18 - 1830 Oct 4
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): William Browne.
Prisoner age: 34.
Court and date of trial: Canterbury Quarter Sessions 19 October 1826.
Crime: Larceny. The prisoner stole a piece of cloth from the door of a shop.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: 'Character not very bad. Behaved well in Gaol. Behaviour good on Retribution.'
Petitioner(s): William Browne (prisoner).
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner has already served four years of his sentence; has shown good behaviour and sincere repentance; the prisoner promises to leave this country to seek an honest livelihood elsewhere; J S Browne will assist his intention to live elsewhere by fitting him out in order to give him a better chance of mending his life.
Other papers: J S Browne (prisoner's relation) of Canterbury, [Kent] forwarding the petition.
Additional Information: The prisoner is awaiting transportation on board the Retribution at Sheerness.
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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)
- Cp 5
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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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