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Prisoner name: William Finch. Prisoner age: 17. Prisoner occupation: Labourer. Court...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/72

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This record is about the Prisoner name: William Finch. Prisoner age: 17. Prisoner occupation: Labourer. Court... dating from 1832 Feb 22 - 1833 Mar 4 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/99/72
Date
1832 Feb 22 - 1833 Mar 4
Description

Prisoner name: William Finch.

Prisoner age: 17.

Prisoner occupation: Labourer.

Court and date of trial: Essex Quarter Sessions, Chelmsford, July 1832.

Crime: Stealing wheat.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Character etc bad. Before convicted and whipped.

Annotated (Outcome): Send abroad.

Petitioner(s): Two petitions from the prisoner, the first undersigned by four inhabitants, the second by five inhabitants, of Wickham St Paul, Essex.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Led astray by others; youth; prosecutor recommends mercy; good character.

Additional Information: Prisoner from Wickham St Paul. Held on board Leviathan hulk, Portsmouth.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Sr 6
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16470689/

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