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ang | Report | 18 May 2009 23:08 |
how would you find out what crime was committed in 1871.. someone in my tree went to portsea prison in portsmouth but i dont know why he was there as he came from huddersfield? |
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Ozibird | Report | 18 May 2009 23:16 |
You'd need to look at court records. |
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ang | Report | 19 May 2009 09:02 |
i found him on the 1871 census-convict..how do you look at court records |
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Stevendeg | Report | 19 May 2009 09:20 |
Try with http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ |
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Ozibird | Report | 19 May 2009 23:10 |
Old Bailey is just one court. Local Record Offices also hold many of their local courts' Quarter Sessions records. |