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Imprisonment

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Vena

Vena Report 10 Oct 2014 22:12

Thankyou so much x all of you

alviegal

alviegal Report 10 Oct 2014 21:59

That appears to be this one Chris. He got 3 months for larceny.
Not sure how you can be sure this is your ancestor though?


England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 about George Shaw
Name: George Shaw
Date of Trial: Apr 1829
Trial Year: 1829
Location of Trial: Derbyshire, England
Sentence: Imprisonment

Chrissie2394

Chrissie2394 Report 10 Oct 2014 21:33

I have done a search of the newspaper records on FMP betweenn 1800-1849. The only one I can find is this one:

In the Derby Mercury on 8th April 1829 it states a George Shaw was committed to the Borough gaol for stealing two strikes of potatoes, the property of Edward Hopkinson.

Chris

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 10 Oct 2014 21:06

I don't think it's possible to find out exactly what he stole unless you can find a report of the crime in a local newspaper of the time. Larceny is the theft of personal property.

Kath. x

Vena

Vena Report 10 Oct 2014 20:25

Hi my 4 th great grandad, named George shaw from Ilkeston in derbyshire, dob 1776
Was imprisoned in the 1800s for larceny, how can I find what he had stolen, or the actual crime, help much appreciated