Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Thomas Gibson. Prisoner age: 16. Court and date of trial: Essex Winter...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/125
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- 1833 Dec
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Prisoner name: Thomas Gibson.
Prisoner age: 16.
Court and date of trial: Essex Winter Assizes, Chelmsford, November 1833.
Crime: Highway robbery upon John Boram, labourer, together with two others.
Initial sentence: Transportation for life, commuted to seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Character etc bad. Twice before convicted.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Thomas and Ann Gibson of Romford, Essex, the prisoner's parents, undersigned by John Boram, the prosecutor, and 79 inhabitants of Romford and district.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Youth; respectable family; led astray by others; prosecutor recommends mercy.
Other papers: Letter from Major James Anderson, Havering Grange, near Romford, forwarding petition and recommending mitigation of sentence.
Additional Information: Prisoner held in Springfield gaol.
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- Ss 6
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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