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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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Prisoner name(s): Louisa Cornforth. Prisoner age: 21. Prisoner occupation: Servant....
Catalogue reference: HO 17/30/28
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Louisa Cornforth. Prisoner age: 21. Prisoner occupation: Servant.... dating from 1821 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/30/28
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1821
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): Louisa Cornforth.
Prisoner age: 21.
Prisoner occupation: Servant.
Court and date of trial: Warwick Summer Assizes 1821.
Crime: Theft in the house of Robert Lowe.
Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life.
Annotated (Outcome): Considered by Lord Sidmouth 20 September 1821: nil.
Petitioner(s): 77 people of Birmingham including the prosecutor.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): First offence; led astray by William Carter, her lover; he stole from her; she gained nothing from the crime; convict is 'of weak judgment and understanding'; Isaac Whitehouse would take her back into his service if released.
Other papers: A letter from Edward Jesse forwarding and supporting the petition; and stating that William Carter was executed at Warwick the previous Friday.
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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)
- Dh 28
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14462965/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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Prisoner name(s): Louisa Cornforth. Prisoner age: 21. Prisoner occupation: Servant....
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