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Prisoner name: James Thomas Williams. Prisoner age: 61. Prisoner occupation: Farmer....

Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/47

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HO 17/99/47
Date
1831 June
Description

Prisoner name: James Thomas Williams.

Prisoner age: 61.

Prisoner occupation: Farmer.

Court and date of trial: Carmarthen Lent Assizes, March 1831.

Crime: Stealing two sheep, property of David Price Hopkins, on 20 October 1830.

Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Six inhabitants of Carmarthenshire, including David Price Hopkins, the prosecutor.

51 inhabitants of Llangadock, Carmarthenshire.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Good character; prosecutor recommends mercy; old age; illness (blind in one eye).

Other papers: File wrapper.

Additional Information: Prisoner from Noyaddfach, Llangadock. Held in Carmarthen gaol.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Sp 47
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Open Document, Open Description
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