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Prisoner name: Joseph Crew. Prisoner age: 15 (or 18) years. Court and date of...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/7

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Joseph Crew. Prisoner age: 15 (or 18) years. Court and date of... dating from 1836 Apr 26 - 1836 May 27 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/52/7

Date

1836 Apr 26 - 1836 May 27

Description

Prisoner name: Joseph Crew.

Prisoner age: 15 (or 18) years.

Court and date of trial: Bristol Quarter Sessions, 4 April 1836.

Crime: Larceny. Stealing a gun from Isaac Luther Martin.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: 'Character Bad. In prison before'.

Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner's father John Crew of Bristol, undersigned by 20 supporters including the prosecutor, with two character references. The prisoner's father.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is one of 13 siblings in a family of good character and his father will watch his future conduct; the prisoner is penitent; the prisoner was influenced to commit the crime by an old offender.

Additional Information: Prisoner 'ordered to Fortitude' convict hulk.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

Hw 7

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Open Document, Open Description

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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