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Prisoner name: George Hillyer. Prisoner occupation: Bricklayer. Court and date...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/61/41

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HO 17/61/41
Date
1836 May 28
Description

Prisoner name: George Hillyer.

Prisoner occupation: Bricklayer.

Court and date of trial: Magistrate's Court, Uxbridge, 7 May 1836.

Crime: Leaving his employer's service.

Initial sentence: Three months imprisonment.

Annotated (Outcome): To be discharged. Remission prepared 13 June 1836.

Petitioner(s): George Hillyer, the prisoner, undersigned by William Heron of Uxbridge, brickmaker, his employer, and chapel wardens and overseers of Uxbridge, certifying to truth of statement.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner has a wife and three children who are chargeable to the parish of Uxbridge while he is imprisoned; the committing magistrate signed a discharge at request of his employer.

Other papers: Covering letter for petition from James Hillyer, beadle of Uxbridge, the prisoner's father.

Additional Information: Prisoner from Uxbridge, Middlesex. Held in Middlesex House of Correction, Cold Bath Fields.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
KW41
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14606997/

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