Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Edwin Roulbright. Prisoner occupation: Private in the 56th Regiment...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/27/133
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This record is about the Prisoner name: Edwin Roulbright. Prisoner occupation: Private in the 56th Regiment... dating from 1833 Jun 4 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1833 Jun 4
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: Edwin Roulbright.
Prisoner occupation: Private in the 56th Regiment of Foot.
Court and date of trial: General Court Martial at Jamaica, West Indies [date not stated].
Crime: Desertion (third offence).
Initial sentence: 14 years transportation.
Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.
Petitioner(s): Edwin Roulbright (the convict).
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Deserted only after being intoxicated and affected by the heat; he has repented; absent without leave for less than 12 days across the three offences; he received 500 lashes for the first offence and 300 lashes for the second; he wishes to rejoin his regiment.
Additional Information: He was returned to Chatham [Kent] to await transportation.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Cs 17
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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