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Prisoner name: Elizabeth Thomas. Prisoner age: 36 years. Court and date of trial:...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/96/136

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Elizabeth Thomas. Prisoner age: 36 years. Court and date of trial:... dating from 1839 May 15 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/96/136

Date

1839 May 15

Description

Prisoner name: Elizabeth Thomas.

Prisoner age: 36 years.

Court and date of trial: Central Criminal Court, May 1838.

Crime: Larceny (Two indictments).

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Character not known.

Annotated (Outcome): Ordered to Penitentiary 4th June 1838.

Petitioner(s): Two petitions. First petition from Daniel Thomas, husband of the prisoner, and undersigned by 28 others. Second petition from Daniel Thomas, husband of the prisoner and 11 others.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Respectable family, led astray by others.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

Ry 26

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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