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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
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Prisoner name: Christopher Russell (or Christopher Russel). Prisoner age: 21. Prisoner...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/142
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This record is about the Prisoner name: Christopher Russell (or Christopher Russel). Prisoner age: 21. Prisoner... dating from 1834 Jan 13 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)
- 1834 Jan 13
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Prisoner name: Christopher Russell (or Christopher Russel).
Prisoner age: 21.
Prisoner occupation: Employed in cotton mill.
Court and date of trial: Chester Quarter Sessions, December 1833.
Crime: Stealing five shillings in money from William Jackson in public house in Stockport, Cheshire.
Initial sentence: 14 years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Character bad. In prison before as a vagrant.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Michael Russel of Stockport, the prisoner's father, undersigned by 11 inhabitants of Stockport.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Family dependent on his wages; first offence; led astray by others; youth.
Additional Information: Prisoner ordered to Fortitude hulk.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Ss 23
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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