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Prisoner name: John Marchant. Prisoner age: 16 years. Court and date of trial: Central...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/52/204

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HO 17/52/204

Date

1838

Description

Prisoner name: John Marchant.

Prisoner age: 16 years.

Court and date of trial: Central Criminal Court, October 1838.

Crime: Larceny. Prosecutor, James Price.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: 'Convicted before'.

Annotated (Outcome): 'Nil'.

Petitioner(s): The prisoner's parents John Marchant and Francis Marchant, 9 Ann's Place, Ossulston Street, Somers Town [Middlesex], undersigned by 16 local supporters [including the prosecutor] and one character reference attesting to the respectability of the [prisoner's father.].

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner is contrite and from a respectable family; the prisoner was lead astray by bad acquaintances; the prosecutor believes the prisoner to be repentant.

Additional Information: Prisoner on board Euryalus convict hulk.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

Hz 42

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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