Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Francis Hursthouse. Prisoner age: 51. Court and date of trial: Nottingham...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/61/28
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This record is about the Prisoner name: Francis Hursthouse. Prisoner age: 51. Court and date of trial: Nottingham... dating from 1836 Apr in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836 Apr
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Prisoner name: Francis Hursthouse.
Prisoner age: 51.
Court and date of trial: Nottingham Town Sessions, 7 April 1836.
Crime: Stealing money from William Culley, his employer.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Convicted before.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): 22 inhabitants of Nottingham and neighbourhood, including William Culley, the prosecutor.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is honest and industrious except when intoxicated; he suffered a head wound in the Battle of Waterloo when serving in 1st Foot Guards and this affects his reasoning.
Additional Information: The prisoner has a previous conviction in April 1834 for stealing two bottles of wine. Ordered to Fortitude hulk.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- KW28
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- English
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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