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Any criminals in the family? Great site to find ou
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Krissie | Report | 30 Aug 2006 09:38 |
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I've just discovered this great FREE searchable site: www.oldbaileyonline.org |
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Suzanne | Report | 30 Aug 2006 10:39 |
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ive been on that site,its really interesting but sad,young people getting hung for stealing a loaf of bread,todays teenagers dont know how lucky they are. |
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Researching: |
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Paul Barton, Special Agent | Report | 30 Aug 2006 11:16 |
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I found an ancestor on here - a victim of a street mugging in 1822. Very useful as it established that he had already arrived in London from the US. |
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Snowdrops in Bloom | Report | 30 Aug 2006 11:27 |
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Never found any of mine on there (they're all angels - except for the mad axe murderer). But I do enjoy reading it for all the gossip anyway!! |
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Just | Report | 30 Aug 2006 18:13 |
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Very interesting! Thanks for the tip. It came up with 132 Trott's which is one name I'm researching,so it will take a while to work out if any our my ones. I did not know this was online, so thanks! Claire |
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RStar | Report | 30 Aug 2006 18:44 |
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In my daughters fathers family, there are a family full of thieves. Theyre her direct descendants! His modern day relatives are also regularly in the paper for dodgy dealings too....it makes me worry about my little girl, hope its not in her genes. UPDATE: Just found out the man in question was a highwayman too!! |
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Ann | Report | 30 Aug 2006 20:00 |
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Krissie Just been on site.. its fantastic and its FREE Thanks Ann |
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Moira | Report | 30 Aug 2006 20:56 |
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nudge, so I can find it again. Thanks for the info. |
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Unknown | Report | 30 Aug 2006 21:23 |
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If you have Gloucestershire relatives, the Gloucester Gaol Register index up to 1870s is online on the Gloucestershire Archives website. I found one of my ancestors had been done for stealing firewood from Lord Stowell. I bet my ancestor needed firewood more than his Lordship! Underneath his entry was a 13-year-old girl, no parents, who was tried for stealing a pair of boots, poor waif! |
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Laura | Report | 30 Aug 2006 21:55 |
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Great website, anyone know if theres something similar for other parts of the country, namely Nottinghamshire? Laura x |
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RStar | Report | 30 Aug 2006 22:19 |
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Hear, hear Laura. Or Derbyshire? |
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Contrary Mary | Report | 30 Aug 2006 22:46 |
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Or Staffordshire? :-) |
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Gordon | Report | 30 Aug 2006 23:43 |
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Clackmannanshire would be nice... ;) |
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