Catalogue description Prisoner name: John McIntyre or John Macintyre. Prisoner age: 25. Prisoner occupation:...

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Reference: HO 17/24/20
Description:

Prisoner name: John McIntyre or John Macintyre.

Prisoner age: 25.

Prisoner occupation: Former apprentice in ship building yard of John Coleman, then employed as ships' carpenter in yard of David Coleman, son of John Coleman.

Court and date of trial: Perth Circuit Court [Perthshire], April 1836.

Crime: Assault on his wife.

Initial sentence: Seven years transportation.

Gaoler's report: Good character. Ordered to Justitia.

Annotated: Ordered to Penitentiary, 19 May 1836.

Petitioner(s): 49 inhabitants of Dundee [Angus], being carpenters employed in ship building yard of David Coleman, esquire, and others.

Grounds for clemency: Prisoner was good worker and behaved well; his wife was a bad woman who repeatedly treated him ill; his skills will be useful in prison in this country.

Additional Information: Prisoner held in Dundee gaol.

Date: 1836 Apr 27
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: BN20 [Scot]
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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