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Prisoner name: Roger Cresty, James Cresty, William Crabtree, John Hutchinson, William...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/66

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Roger Cresty, James Cresty, William Crabtree, John Hutchinson, William... dating from 1832 Apr in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/99/66
Date
1832 Apr
Description

Prisoner name: Roger Cresty, James Cresty, William Crabtree, John Hutchinson, William Boardman, Robert Harris, William Heathcote, John Haslam, Edward Thompson, John Hall, James Hall, Thomas Wilson, John Thompson, Moses Lord, William Hardman, James Halliday, Thomas Halliday, James Greenhalgh, Jonathan Hall.

Prisoner occupation: Miners.

Court and date of trial: Lancashire Sessions, Salford, Midsummer 1831.

Crime: Rioting and felony.

Initial sentence: Variously one year and two years imprisonment.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): 43 coal proprietors and inhabitants of Pendlebury and vicinity, Lancashire, including Andrew Knowles, the prosecutor.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Families dependent on their wages; good characters; would be re-employed if released; prosecutor recommends mercy.

Other papers: List of prisoners with details of residences, families and terms of imprisonment.

Two letters from R Haywood MP, 26 Dover Street, forwarding petition and requesting answer.

Additional Information: Prisoners held in Lancaster Castle gaol.

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Former department reference
Sq 16
Legal status
Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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