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Certificate/memorial of James Eyre and William Henry Ashhurst on prisoners capitally...

Catalogue reference: HO 47/18/80

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HO 47/18/80

Date

1795 Nov

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Certificate/memorial of James Eyre and William Henry Ashhurst on prisoners capitally convicted on the Norfolk Circuit in 1795 and recommended to mercy on the conditions set against their names:

Buckinghamshire 13 July 1795

1. Stephen Barber, convicted for burglary. Recommendation: 14 years transportation.

Bedfordshire 16 July 1795

2. George Cousins, convicted for felony and sheep stealing. Recommendation: 7 years transportation.

Suffolk 23 July 1795

3. William Clarke, convicted for burglary. Recommendation: 14 years transportation

Norfolk

4. William Russell, stealing a mare. Recommendation: 7 years transportation. See also HO47/18/39, folios 177-179 for Russell.

5. b) Elizabeth Gallant, privately stealing goods belonging to Robert Dunham, value 10/-. Recommendation: 7 years transportation.

6. c) Mary Draper stealing goods privately from a shop, value 17/. Recommendation: 7 years transportation.

7. d) Samuel Nichols the younger; convicted for a felony and house breaking. Recommendation: 7 years transportation.

City and County of Norwich: Norfolk 27 July 1795

8. Abraham Rayner, convicted on stealing goods privately from a shop, value £3. Recommendation: 7 years transportation. Folio 314.

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English

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HO 47

Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals

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