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Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 613 Send Message	Jo in Wales	Report	11 Jan 2010 05:04
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 613 Send Message	Would it be possible for somebody with Ancestry world membership do a couple of look ups on the criminal records for me please? I am looking for the details of John Houldsworth/Holdworth trial dates 04/12/1840 & 25/10/1841, also James Houldsworth trial date 25/07/1841 all in Lancashire. Thanks in advance. Jo x
Member Since: August 2008 Posts: 8,005 Send Message	Astra	Report	11 Jan 2010 06:24
	John Houldsworth Age: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1822 Date of Trial: 4 Dec 1840 Trial Year: 1840 Location of Trial: Lancashire, England Sentence: Transportation For Shop Breaking.....................10 years John Holdsworth Age: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1823 Date of Trial: 25 Oct 1841 Trial Year: 1841 Location of Trial: Lancashire, England Sentence: Imprisonment Stealing a fixture...................3 months James Houldsworth Age: 45 Estimated birth year: abt 1796 Date of Trial: 25 Jul 1841 Trial Year: 1841 Location of Trial: Lancashire, England Sentence: Imprisonment Larceny by ?.......................14 days
	Researching: More in hope than expectation!
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 613 Send Message	Jo in Wales	Report	11 Jan 2010 06:33
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 613 Send Message	Thank you so much Astra. Jo x