Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: John Morris, tried under the name of John Watts. Prisoner age: 14...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/162
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This record is about the Prisoner name: John Morris, tried under the name of John Watts. Prisoner age: 14... dating from 1838 Feb 14 - 1838 May 22 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HO 17/52/162
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Date (When the record was created)
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1838 Feb 14 - 1838 May 22
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: John Morris, tried under the name of John Watts.
Prisoner age: 14 (or 12) years.
Court and date of trial: Central Criminal Court, December 1837.
Crime: Larceny. Stealing a pair of boots.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: 'In prison before'.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Embarked on the Minerva for Van Diemens Land.
Petitioner(s): Two petitions from the prisoner's parents, Peter Morris and Mary Ann Morris from Reading, Berkshire, one petition with two character references attesting to their honesty.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is young and this is his first offence; the prisoner was tried and committed without his parents' knowledge and without character witnesses; the prisoner's parents are distressed.
Additional Information: Prisoner sent to Euryalus convict hulk.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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Hy 67
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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