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Prisoner name(s): Jeremiah Donovan. Prisoner age: 20. Prisoner occupation: Apprentice...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/48/123

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This record is about the Prisoner name(s): Jeremiah Donovan. Prisoner age: 20. Prisoner occupation: Apprentice... 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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HO 17/48/123
Date
1838 Dec 31
Description

Prisoner name(s): Jeremiah Donovan.

Prisoner age: 20.

Prisoner occupation: Apprentice to Mr Markwell a tobacco pipe manufacturer.

Court and date of trial: Central Criminal Court [Old Bailey] December Sessions 1838.

Crime: Burglary against Charlotte Dance.

Initial sentence: Ten years transportation.

Gaoler's report: In prison before.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Elizabeth Donovan of Southwark (prisoner's mother) undersigned by 5 people including prosecutrix and employer.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Distress of widowed mother; no other means of support without son; no one to speak on his behalf at trial; previous good character.

Additional Information: Prisoner on board York.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
GZ 24
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14463514/

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