Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): George Whitehouse. Prisoner age: 30. Prisoner occupation: Servant...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/26/125
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): George Whitehouse. Prisoner age: 30. Prisoner occupation: Servant... dating from 1830 Aug - 1830 Nov 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 17/26/125
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1830 Aug - 1830 Nov
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): George Whitehouse.
Prisoner age: 30.
Prisoner occupation: Servant of Enoch Chamberlain a heavy steel toy manufacturer of Birmingham, [Warwickshire].
Court and date of trial: Warwick Summer Assizes in 1830.
Crime: Housebreaking. Prosecutor - William Neale of Mass House Lane, Birmingham, [Warwickshire].
Initial sentence: [Death] commuted to transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: 'Character etc bad. Transported before.'
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Two petitions from Elizabeth Whitehouse (prisoner's wife) Great Charles Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire including 3 testimonials.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is innocent; the petitioner has three children and cannot support them; the prisoner has expressed deep contrition for his past offence and promises never to break the law again; Enoch Chamberlain employed the prisoner for several years and would feel happy to employ him again.
Additional Information: On board the Cumberland at Chatham, Kent.
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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 25
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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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