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Prisoner name(s): Henry Butterwick. Prisoner age: 20. Prisoner occupation: Brickmaker....

Catalogue reference: HO 17/30/157

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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Henry Butterwick. Prisoner age: 20. Prisoner occupation: Brickmaker.... dating from 1827 Mar 23 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/30/157
Date
1827 Mar 23
Description

Prisoner name(s): Henry Butterwick.

Prisoner age: 20.

Prisoner occupation: Brickmaker.

Court and date of trial: Lincoln Lent Assizes 1827.

Crime: Larceny stole £5 from Wittaker.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Character from gaol.

Annotated (Outcome): Penitentiary.

Petitioner(s): David Butterwick, father and 33 people of Boston, Lincolnshire.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Hardworking and industrious parent; son has been a brickmaker from age seven; supported himself with credit; character honest; led astray by Noblett; first offence; his youth.

Additional Information: Convicted with Noblett.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Dm 24
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14463094/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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