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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: James Armitage. Prisoner age: 17. Court and date of trial: Old...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/87/98
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This record is about the Prisoner name: James Armitage. Prisoner age: 17. Court and date of trial: Old... dating from 1826 May in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/87/98
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1826 May
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: James Armitage.
Prisoner age: 17.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey April Sessions 1826.
Crime: Horse stealing.
Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): James Armitage of Old Brentford, Middlesex, a fisherman and the prisoner' father, with 18 signatories.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Youth; first offence; could become industrious member of society if granted mercy.
Additional Information: On board convict hulk at Sheerness.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Ql 1
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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