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Prisoner name: Patrick Shields alias Patrick Sheehy. Prisoner age: 14 years....

Catalogue reference: HO 17/27/137

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Patrick Shields alias Patrick Sheehy. Prisoner age: 14 years.... dating from 1833 Jun 10 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/27/137
Date
1833 Jun 10
Description

Prisoner name: Patrick Shields alias Patrick Sheehy.

Prisoner age: 14 years.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey, July 1832.

Crime: Stealing from the person, one handkerchief, on 2 July 1832 in Oxford Street [London].

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: 'Not known before'; 'conduct good on board Euryalus [convict hulk]'.

Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.

Petitioner(s): W Rackstraw (employer) of Kings Road, Chelsea.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Previous good character; the petitioner offers to reemploy him, as does W Moore the presenter of the petition.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cs 21
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15108076/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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