Item
[See HO 17/3/14].
Catalogue reference: HO 17/16/46
Date: [1828]
[See HO 17/3/14].
Item
1 collective petition (4 people, Mary Nielson the prisoners wife, a previous employer,...
Catalogue reference: HO 17/11/7
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This record is about the 1 collective petition (4 people, Mary Nielson the prisoners wife, a previous employer,... dating from 1826 Dec 8 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)
- 1826 Dec 8
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1 collective petition (4 people, Mary Nielson the prisoners wife, a previous employer, and elders of St James' church) on behalf of Mary Neilson, who petitions to accompany her husband with her newborn child. Mary Neilson is the wife of Thomas White, carter who was sentenced by the Circuit Court held at Glasgow in 1826, [crime not given]. There is a copy of the marriage certificate for Thomas White and Mary Neilson dated 28 December 1824. Initial sentence: death, commuted to transportation for life. Grounds for clemency: to avoid becoming an object of public charity and of previous blameless character. Annotation: 'Inform her that it is contrary to the expectation for her to accompany her husband' and 'usual answer 15 Dec 1826'. AM 7. [Scot].
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HO 17
Home Office: Criminal Petitions, Series I
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