Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Robert Dutton. Prisoner age: 26 years. Prisoner occupation: Porter....
Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/45
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This record is about the Prisoner name: Robert Dutton. Prisoner age: 26 years. Prisoner occupation: Porter.... dating from 1836 May 18 - 1838 Jan 20 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HO 17/52/45
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1836 May 18 - 1838 Jan 20
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Prisoner name: Robert Dutton.
Prisoner age: 26 years.
Prisoner occupation: Porter.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey, 18 May 1836.
Crime: Stealing from employer. Waste paper, value £5, property of Messers Rivington and Company.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: 'Character not known. Married 4 children'.
Annotated (Outcome): 'Ordered to Penitentiary 23 June 1836'. In the Penitentiary. Nil.
Petitioner(s): The prisoner's wife Elizabeth Dutton, 4 Fitget's Court, Noble Street, City of London, undersigned with four character references from former employers. Elizabeth Dutton, undersigned by five supporters. Elizabeth Dutton, 8 King Street, Bartholomew Close [London].
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner has a family dependent upon him; the prisoner is of previous good character; he has behaved well in prison; the prisoner has employment to go to if released.
Other papers: Character reference from James Maine, 44 Stanhope Street, Clare Market [London], and letter from Elizabeth Dutton, both forwarded in a letter from [Thomas Thornely], Liverpool. Letter from William Barton, Liverpool, forwarding petition.
Additional Information: 'Ordered to the York' convict hulk. Prisoner tried with fellow employee Joseph Dimmack.
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Hw 45
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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