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Prisoner name(s): George Clarke. Prisoner age: 20. Court and date of trial: Westminster...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/48/115

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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): George Clarke. Prisoner age: 20. Court and date of trial: Westminster... dating from 1838 Dec 31 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HO 17/48/115
Date
1838 Dec 31
Description

Prisoner name(s): George Clarke.

Prisoner age: 20.

Court and date of trial: Westminster Sessions on 27 December 1838.

Crime: Stealing from a person.

Initial sentence: Ten years transportation.

Gaoler's report: In prison before.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Mary Clarke (prisoner's mother) undersigned by 18 people.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Mother will be destitute without support; only picked up purse which been dropped in street when arrested.

Additional Information: Prisoner on board Fortitude.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
GZ 16
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14463506/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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