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Prisoner name: Thomas Broad. Prisoner age: 36. Court and date of trial: Portsmouth...

Catalogue reference: HO 17/123/87

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This record is about the Prisoner name: Thomas Broad. Prisoner age: 36. Court and date of trial: Portsmouth... dating from [1830] in the series Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HO 17/123/87
Date
[1830]
Description

Prisoner name: Thomas Broad.

Prisoner age: 36.

Court and date of trial: Portsmouth [Hampshire] Quarter Sessions April 1830.

Crime: Stealing a gold ring and key.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Character not known.

Annotated (Outcome): Nil.

Petitioner(s): Frances Broad prisoner's wife.

Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Military service more than 16 years in 3rd Regiment of Foot; wounded at Battle of Talavera; health delicate.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Yo 37
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16850800/

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Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I

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