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Papers HO 18/225/24.
Catalogue reference: HO 18/236/45
Date: [1848-1849]
Papers HO 18/225/24.
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Prisoner name: John Martin, aged 18 years. Court and Date of Trial: Old Bailey,...
Catalogue reference: HO 18/257/18
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- HO 18/257/18
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1849-1857
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prisoner name: John Martin, aged 18 years.
Court and Date of Trial: Old Bailey, August 1849.
Crime: Robbery, from George Henesey.
Initial sentence: 20 years transportation. Held in Portland Prison (Dorset) and at Gibraltar.
Gaoler's Report: 'Character not known'.
Outcome: 'Discharge on license 31 August 1857'.
Petitions and letters: Petition from Mary Martin (mother), undersigned by Sarah Putman (her landlady); petition from Thomas Martin (father) undersigned by six inhabitants of Westminster (known to him); two convict report forms; a character from the Benevolent Society of St Patrick; letter from the above transmitting the character to the prisoner's mother; a character for Mary Martin. Grounds for clemency cited as his youth, his penitence and time served, previous good character and conduct.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 257/18
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 18
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series II
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