Prisoner name: George Croucher. Prisoner age: 20. Court and date of trial: Hampshire Summer Assizes, …

Description: Prisoner name: George Croucher. Prisoner age: 20. Court and date of trial: Hampshire Summer Assizes, August 1835. Crime: Burglary. Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life. Gaoler's report: Bad character. Annotated (Outcome): Nil. Petitioner(s): The prisoner, also enclosing a petition from 20 supporters, some adding character references. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): This is the prisoner's first offence and he is honest and industrious; the prisoner was lead astray by others and is contrite. Additional Information: Prisoner ordered to the Leviathan convict hulk. The prisoner was from Sopley, Southampton.

Date: 01/01/1835 - 31/12/1835

Last import: September 11, 2017