Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: William George Sisam. Prisoner age: 18. Court and date of trial: Worcester...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/7
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This record is about the Prisoner name: William George Sisam. Prisoner age: 18. Court and date of trial: Worcester... dating from [1831 Apr] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- [1831 Apr]
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Prisoner name: William George Sisam.
Prisoner age: 18.
Court and date of trial: Worcester Lent Assizes, March 1831.
Crime: Housebreaking in premises of David Sisam of the Hill, Fladbury, Worcestershire, together with George Wincott.
Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): The prisoner, undersigned by 39 people.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Weak intellect; youth.
Additional Information: Prisoner held in Worcester gaol.
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- Sp 7
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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