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[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
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Prisoner name: James Herring [Hern]. Prisoner age: 16. Prisoner occupation: Bricklayer's...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/117/183
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This record is about the Prisoner name: James Herring [Hern]. Prisoner age: 16. Prisoner occupation: Bricklayer's... dating from [1828] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HO 17/117/183
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1828]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: James Herring [Hern].
Prisoner age: 16.
Prisoner occupation: Bricklayer's labourer.
Court and date of trial: Old Bailey December Sessions 1827.
Crime: Highway robbery of watch, seals and umbrella from Thomas Mason.
Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life. Nil April 9 1828.
Annotated (Outcome): Considered at Report in Council 5 March 1828.
Petitioner(s): Prisoner and 6 signatories including prosecutor; Judah Herring prisoner's mother and 5 signatories.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Youth; previous good conduct; widowed mother; family dependants.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Xm 32
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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