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Prisoner name: John Franks, aged 22, and William Ottoway, aged 30. Court and date...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/99/160
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This record is about the Prisoner name: John Franks, aged 22, and William Ottoway, aged 30. Court and date... dating from 1834 Jan 24 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1834 Jan 24
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Prisoner name: John Franks, aged 22, and William Ottoway, aged 30.
Court and date of trial: Franks, Surrey Quarter Sessions, Newington, October 1830.
Ottoway, Old Bailey Sessions, September 1829.
Crime: Franks, stealing watches.
Ottoway, stealing 16 geese.
Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.
Gaoler's report: Conduct good on board Fortitude hulk.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil.
Petitioner(s): Thomas Patten, coroner, Rochester, Kent.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Good conduct and character; coroner's jury recommended mercy.
Additional Information: Prisoners nurses on board Canada hospital hulk, Chatham, and cared for Henry Wheeler who died from injuries received from timber falling on him while unloading a ship in the dockyard.
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- Ss 41
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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Prisoner name: John Franks, aged 22, and William Ottoway, aged 30. Court and date...