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Prisoner name: William Cole. Prisoner age: 19 years. Court and date of trial:...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/25

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HO 17/52/25

Date

1836

Description

Prisoner name: William Cole.

Prisoner age: 19 years.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey, June 1836.

Crime: Housebreaking. Stealing from a gardener's lodge.

Initial sentence: Transportation for life.

Gaoler's report: 'Character Not Known'.

Annotated (Outcome): 'It appears by Sessions Paper that he has been before in custody'. 'Nil'.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner's parents James Cole and Eleanor Cole of Ilford, Essex, undersigned by the prosecutor Joseph Ancony.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner denies housebreaking; the prisoner is young and the sentence extreme.

Additional Information: Prisoner sent to Leviathan convict hulk.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

Hw 25

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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