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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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Prisoner name: William Crocker. Prisoner age: 18 or 19. Court and date of trial:...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/61/75
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This record is about the Prisoner name: William Crocker. Prisoner age: 18 or 19. Court and date of trial:... dating from 1837 May 10 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 17/61/75
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1837 May 10
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: William Crocker.
Prisoner age: 18 or 19.
Court and date of trial: Somerset Lent Assizes, Taunton, April 1837.
Crime: Burglary in dwelling house of William Poole of Bridgwater.
Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: Character suspected to be bad. In custody before.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): William Poole, the prosecutor, and 43 inhabitants of Bridgewater. William Crocker of Bridgwater, plasterer, the prisoner's father.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is young and this is his first offence; he has a previous good character; no violence occurred during the crime.
Additional Information: Prisoner from Bridgwater, Somerset. Held on board York hulk. Crime committed with James Bartholomew.
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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)
- KX16
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14607031/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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