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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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Prisoner name: Thomas Weald (or Thomas Weale). Prisoner age: 45. Court and date of...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/37
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This record is about the Prisoner name: Thomas Weald (or Thomas Weale). Prisoner age: 45. Court and date of... 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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- HO 17/99/37
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1831 Apr
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Prisoner name: Thomas Weald (or Thomas Weale).
Prisoner age: 45.
Court and date of trial: Herefordshire Lent Assizes, March 1831.
Crime: Sheep stealing.
Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: Character etc bad.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): 20 inhabitants of Herefordshire including Richard Andrews, the prosecutor.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Good conduct; family dependent on his wages; prosecutor recommends mercy.
Other papers: Letter from James Bengough forwarding petition.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Sp 37
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16470654/
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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