Catalogue description Prisoner name: John Rainford . Prisoner occupation: Butcher in Chadderton Manchester. ...
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Reference: | HO 17/77/93 |
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Prisoner name: John Rainford. Prisoner occupation: Butcher in Chadderton Manchester. Court and date of trial: York Summer Assizes 1828. Crime: Robbery. Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation of life. Gaoler's report: Bad character. Annotated (Outcome): 'The ship in which the prisoner embarked for Van Diemen's Land has sailed.' Petitioner(s): 15 inhabitants of Chadderton, Manchester [Lancashire] endorsed with two certificates as to character by William Jenkins, HM Officer of Excise and William Spurr. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): Kind husband and father to three children; went to Leeds to see wrestling match and got involved with bad characters; prosecutor had his pocket picked; no opportunity to call witnesses. Other papers: Letter from William Garnett forwarding petition. Additional Information: On board the Georgiana. |
Date: | 1828 Nov |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Former reference in its original department: | On 41 |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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