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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: Edward O'Neale (or Edward O'Neal or Edward O'Neil or Edward O'Neill)....
Catalogue reference: HO 17/27/127
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This record is about the Prisoner name: Edward O'Neale (or Edward O'Neal or Edward O'Neil or Edward O'Neill).... dating from 1833 Jun 18 - 1838 Dec 21 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/27/127
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1833 Jun 18 - 1838 Dec 21
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: Edward O'Neale (or Edward O'Neal or Edward O'Neil or Edward O'Neill).
Prisoner age: 18 years.
Prisoner occupation: Shoe maker.
Court and date of trial: Lancaster Lent Assizes, March 1833.
Crime: Manslaughter, of Edward McPhelan in Manchester.
Initial sentence: Transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: 'Character etc not known' (1833). 'Conduct on board Antelope [convict hulk in Bermuda] one muster indifferent, the rest good' (1839).
Annotated (Outcome): 'On board Cumberland' [convict hulk]. 'Nil' (1833). 'To be recommended at the regular time' (1839).
Petitioner(s): Margaret O'Neal (mother) of Manchester, two applications.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): His youth; previous good character; has served nearly six years of his sentence; convicted on perjured evidence; he was left to take the blame by others; he was set at liberty after his first examination but re-arrested after 10 days during which time he would have absconded if guilty.
Additional Information: He was tried with James Callaghan who was also transported. Petitioner believed that Callaghan died in Van Diemens Land.
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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)
- Cs 11
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15108066/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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