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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: James Lamb. Prisoner age: 40. Prisoner occupation: Clerk and book...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/90
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This record is about the Prisoner name: James Lamb. Prisoner age: 40. Prisoner occupation: Clerk and book... dating from 1833 Feb-1835 June in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1833 Feb-1835 June
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Prisoner name: James Lamb.
Prisoner age: 40.
Prisoner occupation: Clerk and book keeper, formerly capillaire [syrup] maker.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey Sessions, February 1833.
Crime: Stealing from his employer, Messrs Rawson Beeston and Company, Wood Street, Cheapside (two indictments).
Initial sentence: 14 years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Not known before.
Annotated (Outcome): Abroad.
Petitioner(s): Two petitions from the prisoner, the first undersigned by Rawson Beeston Gibson and Stephens, the prosecutors, and 38 inhabitants of Holborn and district.
Esther Lamb, the prisoner's wife, undersigned by the prosecutors and 27 inhabitants of Holborn and district.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Good character; first offence; family dependent on his wages; prosecutors recommend mercy.
Other papers: Letter from Edward Deare, 18 Hart Street, Bloomsbury, forwarding petition from the prisoner.
Letter from Colonial Office forwarding petition of Esther Lamb to home Office.
Additional Information: Prisoner native of Liverpool. Held in Newgate gaol, later transported.
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- Sr 24
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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