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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Elizabeth Parkins (or Elizabeth Parkin or Elizabeth Collins). Prisoner...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/129
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This record is about the Prisoner name: Elizabeth Parkins (or Elizabeth Parkin or Elizabeth Collins). Prisoner... dating from 1838 - 1839 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HO 17/52/129
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Date (When the record was created)
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1838 - 1839
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: Elizabeth Parkins (or Elizabeth Parkin or Elizabeth Collins).
Prisoner age: 50 years.
Court and date of trial: Durham Summer Assize, July (or August) 1832.
Crime: Wounding with intent. Victim [Thomas Thew].
Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life (or 14 years).
Gaoler's report: 'Character good'.
Annotated (Outcome): 'In Van Diemens Lane'. 'Free Pardon 18 June 1839'.
Petitioner(s): 17 inhabitants of Gateshead Fell, County Durham. The prisoner.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): An investigation after the trial showed the prisoner was not involved in the assault; prisoner behaved well throughout the time of her transportation.
Other papers: Document from P G [Emmett], Muster Master's Office, Hobart Town, Van Diemens Land. Letter from [James Stephen], Downing Street, forwarding a recommendation letter from Sir John Franklin, Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemens Land, a letter from William Hawkes and the prisoner's petition.
Additional Information: The prisoner was transported to Van Diemens Land on the William Bryan in October 1833. She married a constable, Collins, in Van Diemens Land.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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Hy 34
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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