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I have only found Annie Howe (born 1868) West Ham/Bromley mentioned on the 1881 Census living with her step-Father William Sawle and Mother Ann (Howe)
Annie was charged with Manslaughter in 1890 and served 5 years Penal Servitude. Is there anywhere where I could find out where she served her sentence and where she ended up on her release.
Any information would be most helpful please.
supernan
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William Sawle married Ann Howe in 1869 (Mile End RD)
In 1871 the family are all listed as Sawle
RG10 / 570 f154 p53
1881 she is still listed as Sawle
RG11 /494 f32 p5
Was she prosecuted in the name of Howe or Sawle :-\
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Many thanks for the swift reply
She was listed as Howe and her Case was heard at The Old Bailey in 1890 and
she served 5 years so would not have appeared on the 1891 Census
Many thanks
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That is a sad tale.
Old Bailey website has more information
https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=obpdef1-121-18901215
Tried 15th December 1890
Age 22. Marital status S. Place of birth London.
Tried at Old Bailey, London. Accused of murder (for, and charged on the coroner's inquisition with, the wilful murder of eliza ann howe.). Found guilty, manslaughter. Sentenced to penal servitude, imprisonment. Sentence outcome was imprisoned.
Granted prison license
11th July 1893
Age 25.
Discharged as habitual criminal
21st April 1894
Age 26. Marital status S. Place of birth London.
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Also on same weblink
Annie Howe
Licence number 8316
Trial year 1890
Trial month 12
Trial day 15
Tried at CCC
Sentence term 5
Term str 5
Additional information
Conditional
Prison Woking
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Annie Howe
Gender f
Birth year 1868
Birthplace London
Marital status S
Height text 5 1
Height inches 61.00
Complexion ry
Hair colour au
Eye colour gr
Build prop
Shape of face oval
Appearance marks J W right and C P left forearm, F each upperarm, scar left thumb
Place Last Offence Stratford
Trial date 15/12/1890
Sentence 5 yrs.
Prison Elizabeth Fry Refuge
Date discharged 21/4/94
Declared destination on discharge 8, Channetea( ?) Ct. Stratford Essex
Occupation factoryhand
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Many thanks for all the information. I was lucky enough to find the Old Bailey
details of the trial. But could not find where they had sent her
I have been searching for this lady on and off for about 20 years and it was only
luck that my sister put in the name Ann Sawle that we found out that Annie was
illegitimate. No wonder I would not find her birth.
Thank you, once again for all your help as I would never found out any more
supernan
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The Old Bailey website has lots of links that you can click onto for their records though they are easy to miss. ;D
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I will now go and see what I can find.
Thank you again for all your help
supernan
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The court case which I have not read in full has near the end 'but you are Bill Chamberlains aunt' etc
Could it relate to this William Chamberlain
Marriage Sep qtr 1894
William Chamberlain
Annie Howe
Mile End reg district 1c 675
The marriage image is on Ancestry - no fathers name given for Annie
Possible son
CHAMBERLAIN, WILLIAM JOHN mmn HOWE
1898 Dec Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 13
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You are blowing my mind as I cannot record all the information quick enough
to keep up with you.
I believe William was the gentleman that Annie had been living with. He was
not the father of her little girl.
Now I have even more information about Annie and really very pleased that
she got married as cannot imagine the strain that she had been under to drown
her daughter.
Many, many thanks for all this lovely information you have found for me
supernan
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I think her story is really sad.
If that child was hers he did not survive
Births Dec qtr 1898
Chamberlain William John W. Ham 4a 13
Deaths Dec qtr 1898
Chamberlain William John 0 W. Ham 4a 7
I wonder if this is her in 1901. Piece 1562 f79 p17 - 31 Livingstone Road, STRATFORD
The entry for the household cannot be right
John Chamberlain 24 - Head - Married - bn Bow Common
Maggie Chamberlain 23 -Wife - Married - bn Germany
William Chamberlain 33 -Son -Single - bn Broad Street, London
Annie Chamberlain 33 -Daughter - Single - bn Bromley
Mary Ann Chamberlain 59 - Mother -Widow - bn Buckinghamshire.
I think that William and Annie should show as Married.
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I am sure this must be here as she was born 1868 in Bromley so that would be
correct Just an error that they were marked down as single
My goodness poor lady to then lose her son as well. Life was certainly hard in
that era.
I will let you have a rest now and a cup of tea
Many thanks again for everything
supernan
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Not what we wanted to find so early in her life
Deaths Dec qtr 1908
Annie Chamberlain
age 40
W. Ham reg dist 4a 15
From deceased online
Annie CHAMBERLAIN
burial 24 December 1908
location Newham
She appears to be buried with 17 others :'(
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What a sad ending to Annie's story.
Thank you again
supernan
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It just shows how little chance she would have had of help in those days, we have a lot to be grateful for.
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So true, every day must have been a struggle.
supernan