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ourmorris
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knutsford prison
« on: Wednesday 14 January 09 20:44 UTC (UK) »
where can i find any records relating to knutsford prison around 1916
                                                           thanks
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Knutsford Prison
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 14 January 09 22:58 UTC (UK) »
You do not say exactly what you are looking for, but it may help you to know that in late summer 1916 Knutsford Prison was cleared of prisoners and handed over to the Brace Committee as Knutsford Work Centre, within the Home Office Scheme for the employment of conscientious objectors to military service.  This meant that men sentenced to imprisonment for disobeying orders in the army after forcible enlistment could be released on licence subject to complying with a rigoorous regime in a Work Centre, which involved not wearing prison uniforms, unlocked cells and freedom to go out in the evenings and on Sundays.

The Peace Pledge Union has a database of some 3500 WW1 COs, including a number who were at Knutsford.  To find out more visit

www.ppu.org.uk/coproject

Follow the links to contact the Archivist, who willl tell you whether the person you are seeking is known.  This advice is not relevant in the case of anyone definitely known to have been in Knutsford Prison before August 1916, but highly relevant to anyone known, or thought, to have been in Knutsford Prison between August 1916 and April 1919.
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Re: knutsford prison
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 15 January 09 20:33 UTC (UK) »
thanks for the reply ,however its not the info i was looking for, trying to trace the life of a great uncle of mine who was imprisoned there briefly after the irish rebellion in 1916   thanks again
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