Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: William Higginson. Prisoner age: 17. Prisoner occupation: Shrimp seller....
Catalogue reference: HO 17/61/35
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This record is about the Prisoner name: William Higginson. Prisoner age: 17. Prisoner occupation: Shrimp seller.... dating from 1836 Apr 27 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/61/35
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836 Apr 27
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: William Higginson.
Prisoner age: 17.
Prisoner occupation: Shrimp seller.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey Sessions, April 1836.
Crime: Larceny of piece of bacon.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: In prison before.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Edward Higgin son, the prisoner's father.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is innocent of larceny, having been given the bacon by the thief; he is a support to his parents as his father has been very ill; no character witness appeared at his trial as his parents were misinformed of the date.
Additional Information: Prisoner ordered to Leviathan 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)
- KW35
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14606991/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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