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Prison in 1851
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Rebeka | Report | 9 Jul 2009 13:16 |
Does anyone know of anywhere i can find why my ancestor was is jail (or Gaol as it says) on the 1851 Census? |
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Rebeka | Report | 9 Jul 2009 15:39 |
Thanks Alan, |
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Thelma | Report | 9 Jul 2009 17:07 |
Now if I had details then I could search:- |
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Rebeka | Report | 10 Jul 2009 09:22 |
Hi Jim, |
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Thelma | Report | 10 Jul 2009 11:34 |
James Smith Morton |
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Rebeka | Report | 10 Jul 2009 11:45 |
Hi Jim, |
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Thelma | Report | 10 Jul 2009 11:52 |
I actually don't know the answer.I would imagine there are millions of records not online. |
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Rebeka | Report | 10 Jul 2009 11:54 |
Ok thanks for all your help Jim, |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 10 Jul 2009 19:49 |
I managed to find out why my ancestor was in prison in 1851 by looking at the 'Gale' newspaper archive when there was a free trial once. |
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Researching: |
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Thelma | Report | 10 Jul 2009 22:28 |
Access to Gale databases just takes a few minutes. |