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Prisoner name: William Hodgkiss , alias William Hartshorn. Prisoner age: 22. Court...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/61/51

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This record is about the Prisoner name: William Hodgkiss , alias William Hartshorn. Prisoner age: 22. Court... dating from 1836 Aug 19 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/61/51
Date
1836 Aug 19
Description

Prisoner name: William Hodgkiss alias William Hartshorn.

Prisoner age: 22.

Court and date of trial: Worcester Quarter Sessions, 5 January 1835.

Crime: Keeping a common bawdy house at Dudley, Worcestershire.

Initial sentence: Three months imprisonment with hard labour and £10 fine.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): William Hodgkiss, the prisoner, undersigned by 23 people.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner has a wife and infant child; his sentence has expired but he has no means of paying the fine.

Other papers: Letter from A Spearman, Treasury Chambers, recommending release of prisoner.

Additional Information: Prisoner held in Worcester gaol.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
KW51
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14607007/

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