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Berkshire / Prison in Berkshire
« on: Tuesday 11 November 14 21:01 GMT (UK) »
I have to ancestors who at different times were both sentenced to one month in Prison. The first was a 13 year old girl in 1847, she was sentenced to one months imprisonment in Reading Court. The second was a widow and mother called in 1916, she was sentenced to one months imprisonment with hard labour in Newbury Court.
My question is, would they both have been sent to Reading Gaol, and if so do any records exist for these dates to anyone's knowledge? I have seen a site that has mugshots, but it doesn't cover these dates.
Berkshire Record's Office don't have information for 1847 but I haven't asked them about 1916 yet as I have only just discovered this story.
Many thanks
Monique :-)
My question is, would they both have been sent to Reading Gaol, and if so do any records exist for these dates to anyone's knowledge? I have seen a site that has mugshots, but it doesn't cover these dates.
Berkshire Record's Office don't have information for 1847 but I haven't asked them about 1916 yet as I have only just discovered this story.
Many thanks
Monique :-)