Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: John Jones , alias John Jackson , alias John Owen. Prisoner age: 25....
Catalogue reference: HO 17/61/56
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This record is about the Prisoner name: John Jones , alias John Jackson , alias John Owen. Prisoner age: 25.... dating from 1836 Mar 22 - 1859 July 23 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 17/61/56
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836 Mar 22 - 1859 July 23
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: John Jones, alias John Jackson, alias John Owen.
Prisoner age: 25.
Court and date of trial: York Lent Assizes, March 1835.
Crime: Stealing in a dwelling house.
Initial sentence: One year's imprisonment and transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: A deep determined abandoned man of very bad character.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): William and Sarah Owen of Jackson's Row, Manchester [Lancashire], the prisoner's parents.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prosecutor's affidavit [not included] is a strong testimony of the prisoner's innocence.
Other papers: Memorandum from C H J Lane, Governor of City Gaol, Manchester, stating that John Owen is awaiting trial and that the prisoner alleges he was released by pardon at Sydney in 1847.
Additional Information: Prisoner held in Wakefield House of Correction. Ordered to 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)
- KW56
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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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