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Julie,

Have you found his prison record to know what the crime and sentence were?

Diane

There is a prison in Brixton, but after just reading up on it i would say definitely yes to Wandsworth

Julie

I have one of mine in Wormwood Scrubs on the 1881

Claire,

I know, does make you think that there was a deterrent to crime back in those days!

Will let you all know what I find, when I find it.

Julie,

Do you know if Wandsworth would have been the closest prison to Deptford, or would it indicate a more serious crime to have been sent there?

Thanks for the address and numbers, I was hesitant about getting in touch with the prison as I thought they would just refer me to the LMA as the records are over 100 years old, and not even indexed. But as you've given me the address perhaps I should put pen to paper and invest in a stamp!

Many thanks

Heres an adress if you need it..I used to live not far from there

Address:

PO Box 757
Heathfield Road
Wandsworth
London
SW18 3HS



Tel: 020 8588 4000

Fax: 020 8588 4001



Governor: Ian Mulholland

This is 100 years earlier but I thought you may like to see the punishments that were given out-

1795 Bodmin session William Launder of Redruth, tinner, and Richard Angove serious theft of tin stuff from Sir John St Aubyn - 2 years hard labour, public whipping till backs are bloody in Bodmin, at beginning and end of sentence.


Haven't times changed?

London Metropolitan Archives are closed til 21 Jan for building work, so you'll have a while to wait!

I can't wait to find out either!!

Elizabeth

yes he was out by 1901.

i will give Norfolk/Norwich history society a go

thank you Diane

Jill,

was he out again by 1901 though Gill?

They still had executions at Wandsworth in 1901!!

Have you tried the Norfolk/Norwich Family history society?

sorry had to add to this one :-)
you gotta let us all in on the secret when you find out,hehe
i found one of mine in norwich prison in 1891 everson christopher lovett, and never have found out why he was there, so i hope you have better luck Diane

jIll

Claire..oh definitely, as he was 55 in the 1901 this must have been some crime, not a teenager pick-pocketing! I've noticed his wife changed her name in the 1901 census too... I feel some scandal coming on!!

Ah but Diane, isn't this more exciting than finding an Ag Lab!

Claire,

Thanks, have looked there, it seems the original records are at the London Metropolitan archives, but 1872-73 are online. I of course will be looking through 10 years ledgers of inmates, as I don't know when he was convicted between the 1891 census and the 1901 census... me thinks it might be a long day!

You could try the Black Sheep Index

http://www.blacksheepindex.co.uk/

ooops I've found my first criminal in my tree! I have a man listed in the 1901 census in Wandsworth prison. I have tried google, but it doesn't appear I can find the archives easily, I know there was someone once looking for Warwick prison and those records were online, does anyone know what I can find on Wandsworth for 1901?

(ie is anyone any better at googling than me!?)