Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name(s): John Sells. Prisoner age: 13. Court and date of trial: Newington...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/30/136
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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): John Sells. Prisoner age: 13. Court and date of trial: Newington... dating from 1825 - 1827 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/30/136
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1825 - 1827
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name(s): John Sells.
Prisoner age: 13.
Court and date of trial: Newington Sessions Horsemonger Lane, August 1825.
Crime: Stealing carpenter's tools.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Character in gaol - bad - been convicted before.
Annotated (Outcome): Rejected.
Petitioner(s): John Sells, father, of Lambeth.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Prisoner was led astray; admits being an accessory but pleaded guilty in hopes of a lighter sentence; he has seen the error of his ways; has served more than 19 months.
Other papers: Joseph Gillon of Windmill Street, near the Coburg theatre, enclosing the petition.
Additional Information: On board the Retribution.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Dm 3
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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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