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Prisoner name: James Kent. Prisoner age: 15. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/87

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This record is about the Prisoner name: James Kent. Prisoner age: 15. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey... dating from 1833 Mar 23 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/99/87
Date
1833 Mar 23
Description

Prisoner name: James Kent.

Prisoner age: 15.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey Sessions, May 1832.

Crime: Stealing a suit of clothes, the property of Thomas Kent, his father.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Not known before.

Annotated (Outcome): Abroad.

Petitioner(s): Thomas Kent of Sclater Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, cooper, the prisoner's father and prosecutor.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Youth; prosecutor recommends mercy; led astray by others.

Additional Information: Prisoner held on board Euryalus hulk, Chatham.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Sr 21
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16470704/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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