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nuttybongo

nuttybongo Report 9 Mar 2008 19:11

hi there folks,
had a relative in prison in 1888,although only for a short while before being transfered to an asylum. He went to lincoln england. Does anyone know if photgraphs were taken when people were arrested.
thanks

Researching:
Wood, Westnedge(spelling variants) padley, parkin, coulthard, (Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, ) Jenkinson,Pashley, Moss (America) Meechan, Meehan, Mofatt, (Scotland and Ireland)

nuttybongo

nuttybongo Report 11 Mar 2008 14:40

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Researching:
Wood, Westnedge(spelling variants) padley, parkin, coulthard, (Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, ) Jenkinson,Pashley, Moss (America) Meechan, Meehan, Mofatt, (Scotland and Ireland)

John

John Report 11 Mar 2008 21:37

I went to a Family History Fair a few months ago and bought a booklet containing photographs of Prisoners from Oxford Gaol in the 1880s. They were in for a variety of fairly minor offences and I thought it would be a great way of finding a photo of an ancestor although didn't find any of mine. I would think the county Record Office would be the best place to look for prison records.

John