Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: James Holmes. Prisoner occupation: Labourer. Court and date of trial:...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/61/45
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- HO 17/61/45
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836 June 28
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: James Holmes.
Prisoner occupation: Labourer.
Court and date of trial: Magistrates Court, Preston, Lancashire, 30 May 1836.
Crime: Non payment of £10 penalty for selling beer without a licence.
Initial sentence: Three months imprisonment.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Margaret Holmes of Preston, the prisoner's wife.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner obtained a licence and was misinformed as to its validity by the supervisor of excise, who has since been dismissed; he has a wife and five children who will be obliged to apply for parish relief.
Other papers: Letter from Richard Palmer, Town Clerk of Preston, reporting on facts of case.
Additional Information: Prisoner held in Lancaster Castle.
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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)
- KW45
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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