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Prisoner name: William Kinsley. Prisoner age: 17. Court and date of trial: Salford...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/112/161

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This record is about the Prisoner name: William Kinsley. Prisoner age: 17. Court and date of trial: Salford... dating from 1828 Jan in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/112/161
Date
1828 Jan
Description

Prisoner name: William Kinsley.

Prisoner age: 17.

Court and date of trial: Salford [Lancashire] Sessions October 1827.

Crime: Stealing wearing apparel belonging to William Gregory.

Initial sentence: Transportation for life.

Gaoler's report: Convicted April Sessions 1825.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil January 10 1828.

Petitioner(s): Prisoner and William Gregory.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Pleaded guilty; severe sentence; offer of employment; brothers in military service; father served in army for 18 years.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Wm 11
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16529081/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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