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Prisoner name: Elizabeth Rawlings (or Ann Rawlings, or Ann Rollings). Prisoner age:...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/76

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Elizabeth Rawlings (or Ann Rawlings, or Ann Rollings). Prisoner age:... dating from 1837 Apr 8 - 1837 May 3 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/52/76

Date

1837 Apr 8 - 1837 May 3

Description

Prisoner name: Elizabeth Rawlings (or Ann Rawlings, or Ann Rollings).

Prisoner age: 45 years (or nearly 50 years).

Court and date of trial: Devon Quarter Sessions, February 1837.

Crime: Larceny. Stealing a beer tumbler.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: 'Convicted before'.

Annotated (Outcome): Sailed on the [Platina] for Van Diemens Land. Pardon on condition of remaining in the Colony 3 May 1837.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner's sister, Mary King of 26 New Street, Plymouth, undersigned by 10 supporters. The prisoner's brother-in-law, George King. 11 local supporters.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner's mind and behaviour has been affected by the death of her daughter; the prisoner is of previous good character.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

Hx 30

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HO 17

Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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