Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: Samuel Woolcock. Prisoner occupation: Miner of Lanivet Cornwall. Court...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/112/194
What’s it about?
This record is about the Prisoner name: Samuel Woolcock. Prisoner occupation: Miner of Lanivet Cornwall. Court... dating from 1827 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
Yes, this record is available from a third party. How to view it.
Can I see it in person?
No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 17/112/194
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1827
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Prisoner name: Samuel Woolcock.
Prisoner occupation: Miner of Lanivet Cornwall.
Court and date of trial: Unstated.
Crime: Getting Elizabeth Hamley with child now living and chargeable to the parish of St Mabyn Cornwall.
Initial sentence: Unstated but confined for two years.
Annotated (Outcome): Refer to the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions inquiring what has been done. January 14 1828. To be discharged January 23 1828.
Petitioner(s): Prisoner.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Questioned at every Quarter Sessions as to whether he would give security to the parish of St Mabyn for costs of child; agreeable to entering into his own recognizance for payment of the same but has no one who could stand surety for him; no objection to marrying Elizabeth Hamley; she has had two bastards prior to being acquainted with prisoner; poor and distressed.
Other papers: Letter of thanks from prisoner; affidavit of Elizabeth Hamley; letter from Edward Pendarves chairman of Quarter Sessions for Cornwall.
Additional Information: Confined in the House of Correction at Bodmin [Cornwall].
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Wm 44
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16529114/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
1,720,231 records
Within the department: HO
Records created or inherited by the Home Office, Ministry of Home Security, and related...
19,921 records
Within the series: HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
201 records
Within the piece: HO 17/112
Petitions referenced Wh, Wk, Wl and Wm. (Described at item level)
You are currently looking at the item: HO 17/112/194
Prisoner name: Samuel Woolcock. Prisoner occupation: Miner of Lanivet Cornwall. Court...
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.