Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: James Johnston. Prisoner age: 16. Court and date of trial: Shrewsbury...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/61/57
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836 Mar 29
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Prisoner name: James Johnston.
Prisoner age: 16.
Court and date of trial: Shrewsbury Town Sessions [Shropshire], March 1836.
Crime: Stealing apparel.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Character etc not known.
Annotated (Outcome): Ordered to Penitentiary, 20 April 1836.
Petitioner(s): John Bather of Dinthill, Shropshire, deputy recorder of Shrewsbury.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The sentence of transportation was passed in the hope of commutation to imprisonment; it was necessary to remove the prisoner from his vicious associates, receivers of stolen goods operating in Shrewsbury and encouraging boys and apprentices to rob their masters.
Additional Information: Prisoner on board Fortitude hulk.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- KW57
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- English
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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