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Prisoner name: Mary Larney. Prisoner age: 38 years. Court and date of trial: Chester...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/195

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Mary Larney. Prisoner age: 38 years. Court and date of trial: Chester... dating from 1838 Nov 1 - 1838 Nov 26 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/52/195

Date

1838 Nov 1 - 1838 Nov 26

Description

Prisoner name: Mary Larney.

Prisoner age: 38 years.

Court and date of trial: Chester Summer Assizes, August 1838.

Crime: Stealing money. One sovereign from Joseph Davenport of Stockport [Cheshire], builder.

Initial sentence: Transportation for life.

Gaoler's report: 'Character Bad. Convicted before etc twice in prison for illicit distillation'.

Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner, undersigned by the prosecutor, Joseph Davenport, and 20 respectable inhabitants of Stockport including the mayor and aldermen.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is contrite and was inebriated at the time of the crime; the prisoner is not physically fit for transportation; the prisoner has three young children; the prosecutor did not intend to prosecute but he had no alternative when the police became involved.

Other papers: Supporting letter from the prosecutor forwarding the petition.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Hz 33

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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