Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
Prisoner name: John Watson. Prisoner occupation: Coach painter. Court and date...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/123/79
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This record is about the Prisoner name: John Watson. Prisoner occupation: Coach painter. Court and date... dating from 1830 Jun 30 in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1830 Jun 30
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Prisoner name: John Watson.
Prisoner occupation: Coach painter.
Court and date of trial: Nottingham [Nottinghamshire] Lent Assizes 1830.
Crime: Breaking into the dwelling house of William Crutchley and stealing an old coat.
Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life.
Gaoler's report: Character good- connexions bad.
Annotated (Outcome): Nil 16 August 1830.
Petitioner(s): 46 inhabitants of Nottingham; five signatories.
Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): No violence; stole key from hiding place to access property; honest, sober and industrious; aged parents.
Other papers: Letter forwarding petition from Lord Runcliffe.
Additional Information: Prisoner on board Cumberland at Chatham [Kent].
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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)
- Yo 29
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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