Catalogue description Prisoner name: Robert Peebles and Andrew Peebles. Prisoner details: Robert: a millwright...

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Details of HO 17/6/40
Reference: HO 17/6/40
Description:

Prisoner name: Robert Peebles and Andrew Peebles.

Prisoner details: Robert: a millwright of Calton, Glasgow. Andrew: aged 13 years.

Court and date of trial: Robert: [Circuit Court, Glasgow] [1819]. Andrew: Circuit Court Glasgow [April] 1822.

Crime: Theft.

Initial sentence: Robert: 14 years transportation. Andrew: transportation for life.

Annotated: Nil.

Petitioner(s): Janet Ramsay (Janet Peebles) wife of Robert and mother of Andrew.

Grounds for clemency: Robert: insane following an industrial accident in which he lost an arm and suffered head injuries. Andrew: led astray by bad company.

Other papers: Letter from the petitioner transmitting her own petition.

Date: 1822 May 18
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: Ab 15 [Scot]
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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