Catalogue description Prisoner name: Robert Kilby. Prisoner age: 17. Court and date of trial: Old Bailey...

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Details of HO 17/2/28
Reference: HO 17/2/28
Description:

Prisoner name: Robert Kilby.

Prisoner age: 17.

Court and date of trial: Old Bailey February Sessions 1820.

Crime: Felony - stealing a watch from the person.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Annotated: Considered by Lord Sidmouth on 21 June 1821; nil.

Petitioner(s): Robert Kilby and Judith Kilby, the convict's parents, and 25 people of Clerkenwell [Middlesex] as to his good character.

Grounds for clemency: First offence; a hardworking and sober youth; supported family as father has gout.

Date: 1821 May 22
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: Ah 28
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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