Genealogy Chat
Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!
- The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
- You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
- And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
- The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.
Quick Search
Single word search
Icons
- New posts
- No new posts
- Thread closed
- Stickied, new posts
- Stickied, no new posts
prison records
| Profile | Posted by | Options | Post Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chrissy | Report | 13 Nov 2004 15:09 |
|
Prison records are kept at Kew. Chrissy. |
|||
|
Unknown | Report | 11 Nov 2004 22:32 |
|
In the meantime, you may find it useful to read this research guide about 19th century criminal ancestors: http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=120 nell |
|||
|
Unknown | Report | 11 Nov 2004 22:30 |
|
Main collections at the Devon Record Office, Exeter Devon Quarter Sessions, 1592-1971, covering ***criminal jurisdiction for the county and civil administration (including records of county roads and bridges, police stations, alehouses,*** poor law unions, plans of public undertakings, ***gaols, lunatic asylums); Devon County Council, 1889-1974, covering county administration (including council and committee minutes, accounts, records of local authority schools, etc.) I believe this office is closed until about February 2005, but these look like some of the records that may be of use to you. nell |
|||
|
Unknown | Report | 11 Nov 2004 22:26 |
|
I expect his family were sent to the poor house because he was in prison and unable to earn money to buy their food/pay their rent. As to why he was there, you need to find the Exeter prison jail register which will give details about his crime, sentence, a description (or maybe a photograph!). I'll have a look. There will probably be trial records in the local records office too. Hold on. nell |
|||
|
evangeline | Report | 11 Nov 2004 22:23 |
|
is there any way i can go about finding out why a relative was in prison during 1881. they were in H.M. Prison Exeter. Devon . |
|||