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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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Prisoner name: James Hockley. Prisoner age: 27. Court and date of trial: Hampshire...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/61/24
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This record is about the Prisoner name: James Hockley. Prisoner age: 27. Court and date of trial: Hampshire... dating from 1836 Apr 8 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/61/24
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836 Apr 8
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Prisoner name: James Hockley.
Prisoner age: 27.
Court and date of trial: Hampshire Quarter Sessions, Winchester, April 1836.
Crime: Sheep stealing.
Initial sentence: Transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: Character etc bad. Convicted before.
Annotated (Outcome): Sentence reduced to two years imprisonment 18 April 1836.
Petitioner(s): Richard Pollen, chairman of magistrates, 6 Old Burlington Street.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The jury recommended mercy; the prisoner had been led into the crime by the person tried with him, a 'very old offender'.
Additional Information: At the same court John Marchant, charged with stealing ribbon, was acquitted on grounds of insanity and sent to Dr Twyman's asylum near Winchester.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- KW24
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- Public Record(s)
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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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