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London Prison Records

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 14 Jun 2012 18:51

I'm hoping for some general advice or help please.

There has been a suggestion of a short spell in prison for one of my husband's relatives. He lived all his life in London, so I think it is likely to be a London prison. He was born 1901, so probably sometime between 1920 and 1940 from what we know. Are there any sites I can access or can anyone help please.
Thanks in advance. :-)

lostmeboardname

lostmeboardname Report 14 Jun 2012 20:01

google london prison records. it brings up various sites.

good luck
Jan x

Researching:
Feakes (Worcestershire) Kirby (Worcestershire)

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 15 Jun 2012 12:57

Most prisons were not requited to keep their records for any length of time and as such many were just thrown away/destroyed.

One prison which did not do this was Wandsworth.

But you could try the London Metropolitan Archives

But do not think that because a crime was committed and tried in London that the sentence would have been in a London prison. Less thought in those days of family visiting etc., more about the punishment and rehabilitation than thinking of his well-being and having family support.

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!