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Prisoner name: James Sigley. Court and date of trial: Manchester October Sessions...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/117/17

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This record is about the Prisoner name: James Sigley. Court and date of trial: Manchester October Sessions... dating from 1822 Mar 14 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/117/17
Date
1822 Mar 14
Description

Prisoner name: James Sigley.

Court and date of trial: Manchester October Sessions 1821.

Crime: Disobeying an order in bastardy.

Initial sentence: 2 Years imprisonment in the New Bailey House of Correction.

Annotated (Outcome): Free pardon March 22 1822.

Petitioner(s): Reverend Mr Hay.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Has satisfied the prosecution.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Xh 16
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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