Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Thomas Hands. Prisoner age: 30. Prisoner occupation: Former omnibus...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/61/44
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- HO 17/61/44
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836 May 28
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: Thomas Hands.
Prisoner age: 30.
Prisoner occupation: Former omnibus conductor.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey Sessions, 10 May 1836.
Crime: Stealing a watch from Francis Lee of 16 Buckingham Place, Fitzroy Square.
Initial sentence: Transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: Character not known.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Thomas Hands, the prisoner, undersigned by five people including Francis Lee, the prosecutor, and four former employers, including George Shillibeer, Old Kent Road, testifying to his good character.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): This is the prisoner's first offence; he is of previous good character.
Additional Information: Prisoner held in Newgate gaol then on board 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)
- KW44
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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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