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Prisoner name(s): John Gardner of Shilton, Berkshire. Prisoner age: 59. Prisoner...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/30/163

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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): John Gardner of Shilton, Berkshire. Prisoner age: 59. Prisoner... dating from 1827 Mar 15 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/30/163
Date
1827 Mar 15
Description

Prisoner name(s): John Gardner of Shilton, Berkshire.

Prisoner age: 59.

Prisoner occupation: Labourer.

Court and date of trial: Oxford Lent Assizes 1827.

Crime: Stealing fowls.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: 'A supposed old offender'.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): 35 people of Shilton, Berkshire.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Prisoner has brought up a large family; employed 20 years as a labourer; always considered honest and industrious.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Dm 30
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14463100/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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