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Prisoner name: Mark Furniss (or Mark Furness). Prisoner age: 41. Court and date of...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/159

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Mark Furniss (or Mark Furness). Prisoner age: 41. Court and date of... dating from 1834 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/99/159
Date
1834
Description

Prisoner name: Mark Furniss (or Mark Furness).

Prisoner age: 41.

Court and date of trial: York Summer Assizes, July 1833.

Crime: Rape of Emma Turner.

Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life.

Gaoler's report: An idle dissipated man. Has led a debauched life. Married, no children.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Sarah Furniss of Sheffield, the prisoner's wife.

The prisoner.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Good character; jury recommended mercy; crime committed by another.

Additional Information: Prisoner held on board Justitia hulk, Woolwich.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Ss 40
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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