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Prisoner name: Henry Simmonds. Prisoner age: 19. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/115

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Henry Simmonds. Prisoner age: 19. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey... dating from 1833 Mar in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/99/115
Date
1833 Mar
Description

Prisoner name: Henry Simmonds.

Prisoner age: 19.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey Sessions, January 1829.

Crime: Stealing a shirt.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Conduct on board Ganymede hulk, Woolwich, 'not good throughout his confinement'.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): 10 inhabitants of Marylebone and district, Middlesex.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Respectable family; led astray by others; youth; good character; first offence; would be employed if released.

Other papers: Letter from Jane Simmonds, widow, the prisoner's mother, supporting petition.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Sr 49
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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