Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: William Clarke (or William Clark ). Prisoner age: 24 years. Court...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/139
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This record is about the Prisoner name: William Clarke (or William Clark ). Prisoner age: 24 years. Court... dating from 1838 Feb in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HO 17/52/139
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Date (When the record was created)
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1838 Feb
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: William Clarke (or William Clark).
Prisoner age: 24 years.
Court and date of trial: Nottinghamshire Quarter Sessions, January 1838.
Crime: Stealing cheese.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: 'Character very bad. Convicted twice before'.
Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.
Petitioner(s): John Browne of East Retford, Nottinghamshire.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner has aged and respectable parents; the offence is small.
Additional Information: Prisoner on board Fortitude convict hulk.
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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 44
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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