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Prisoner name: Allan Lane. Prisoner age: 22. Court and date of trial: Essex Winter...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/135

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Allan Lane. Prisoner age: 22. Court and date of trial: Essex Winter... dating from 1833 Dec - [1834 Jan] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/99/135
Date
1833 Dec - [1834 Jan]
Description

Prisoner name: Allan Lane.

Prisoner age: 22.

Court and date of trial: Essex Winter Assizes, Chelmsford, November 1833.

Crime: Burglary of boots and shoes, the property of William Skinner of West Ham, together with Samuel Murrell.

Initial sentence: Death, commuted to seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Character etc unknown.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Two petitions from Susan Lane of 12 Philip Lane, London Wall, widow, the prisoner's mother, the first undersigned by William Skinner, the prosecutor, and four tradesmen of Hackney and district, the prisoner's former employers, the second undersigned by ten inhabitants of City of London and district.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): First offence; good character; prosecutor recommends mercy; would be re-employed if released.

Additional Information: Prisoner held in Springfield gaol then on board Justitia hulk, Woolwich.

See HO/17/99/137 for petition of Samuel Murrell.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Ss 16
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Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16470752/

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