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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Suffolkgal on Thursday 10 January 19 15:31 GMT (UK)
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William Moorby - June 1796.
Can anyone suggest what the notes before his name mean, please?
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Capitaly convicted vide (see) London Capitals
Condemned to Die, or sentenced to death.
Stan
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Thanks, Stan, but it's actually the one three lines above that that is my query - William Moorby.
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According to https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/search?e0.type.t.t=root&e0._all.s.s=william+moorby he was Confined twelve months in the House of Correction, fined 1s.
Stan
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Have you seen https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t17960622-11&div=t17960622-11&terms=william_moorby#highlight
Stan
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You can see the 12months referred to in the first part of the sentence.
William Woods a bit below gets 6 months.
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Thank you, again. I had seen the trial in the Old Bailey some time ago and 'earmarked' it because at the time I could find no connection with the research I was doing. Recently, however, I found that my 'known' ancestor applied to become a Freeman of the City of London and there named his father as William, a tin plate metal worker.