Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: William Watts. Prisoner age: Variously 14 or 16 years. Court and...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/27/145
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This record is about the Prisoner name: William Watts. Prisoner age: Variously 14 or 16 years. Court and... dating from [1833 Apr 2] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- [1833 Apr 2]
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Prisoner name: William Watts.
Prisoner age: Variously 14 or 16 years.
Court and date of trial: Kent Summer Assizes, July 1832.
Crime: Stealing fowls, namely two fowls from Thomas Sears in Dartford, Kent.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: 'Character not known'; 'Conduct very bad on board Euryalus' [convict hulk].
Annotated (Outcome): 'Sailed for NSW [New South Wales] in the Lord Lyndoch' [convict transport].
Petitioner(s): John Watts (father) undersigned by Thomas Sears prosecutor and six inhabitants of Dartford including W L Pearce (High Constable).
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The convict's parents and eight siblings are grieved for him; his penitence.
Additional Information: He was convicted with two confederates named Brown and Day.
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- Cs 29
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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