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Offline polkadot41

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Prison Records - Help!!!
« on: Tuesday 12 January 10 13:49 GMT (UK) »
Can anyboby help me!!

Have found John Maltby b1854 Winalton, Durham on 1911c as an Inmate at at Ryhope Prison, Sunderland but can't find out why he is in prison.
Can anybody advise me where to look?

many thanks
Anita

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Re: Prison Records - Help!!!
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 12 January 10 14:59 GMT (UK) »
Have you tried the Local Archives for copies of local newspapers, at that time most local papers would have had a "crime/court" page.
If not living local contact local council or look on council website to see if they have a research facility, there is usually a fee for this about £25.00 but I have done this in the past when too far from home & have found this most useful.  In one instance the abount of information from papers that I received was far more than I could ever have expected.  They had trawled all the local papers for me (this was Bournemouth).
I have used Essex Council as well.:)
Fleming (Bristol) Fowler/Brain (Battersea/Bristol)    Simpson (Fulham/Clapham)  Harrison (W.London, Fulham, Clapham)  Earl & Butler  (Dublin,New Ross: Ireland)  Humphrey (All over mainly London) Hill (Reigate, Bletchingly, Redhill: Surrey)
Sell (Herts/Essex/W. London)

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Re: Prison Records - Help!!!
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 12 January 10 16:17 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks will try that! ;D
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