Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: George Higgs. Prisoner age: 17. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/61/47
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This record is about the Prisoner name: George Higgs. Prisoner age: 17. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey... dating from 1836 Aug 6 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/61/47
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836 Aug 6
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: George Higgs.
Prisoner age: 17.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey Sessions, June 1836.
Crime: Stealing from the person.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Character not known.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): George Higgs, the prisoner, undersigned by nine inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Clare Market, one of whom testifies to honesty of George Higgs senior.George Higgs of 5 Brown's Buildings, Stanhope Street, Clare Market, the prisoner's father.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is young and was led into crime by a boy of bad character; he requests to serve in the navy.
Additional Information: Prisoner on board Justitia 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)
- KW47
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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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