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Prisoner name: Henry Bolton, aged 25, John Griffin, aged 30, and George Plumridge,...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/152

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Henry Bolton, aged 25, John Griffin, aged 30, and George Plumridge,... dating from 1834 Jan 29 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/99/152
Date
1834 Jan 29
Description

Prisoner name: Henry Bolton, aged 25, John Griffin, aged 30, and George Plumridge, aged 18.

Court and date of trial: Berkshire Quarter Sessions, Reading, December 1833.

Crime: Stealing fowls, the property of the Reverend Walter Levett of Bray, Berkshire, on 20 December 1833.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Characters etc very bad.

Other papers: Letter from John Forlees of Forest Windsor, one of committing magistrates, stating the bad characters of the prisoners.

Additional Information: Prisoners ordered to Ganymede hulk.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Ss 33
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16470769/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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