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Offline BobtheBee

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William Gabb in prison in 1891 why?
« on: Wednesday 18 June 14 11:40 BST (UK) »
Hi,
Many years ago a Rootschatter established that my Gt Grandfather William Gabb b.1851 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire in 1851 was in prison in 1891. He was a policeman in Mansfield in 1881, but his family (wife Elizabet, children William Arthur & Edith Mary) were living in Beeston in 1891. I've just discovered that he was charged with 3 counts of receiving money under false pretences in December 1887, and was sentenced to 9months in prison on one count. No further trace in the courts can be found. So why was he still in St Mary's Nottm Prison in 1891?
Can anyone unravel this mystery?
Bob
Scotland - Blaikie, Carr, Jamieson, Alexander, Chisholm
Nottinghamshire - Smith, Gabb, Simpson, Dyer
Gloucestershire - Gabb, Davies
Norfolk - Nelson
Northumberland/Durham - Davison, Scott
Wales - Shaw
USA - Pratt
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Re: William Gabb in prison in 1891 why?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 18 June 14 12:57 BST (UK) »
There are reports in the Nottingham Evening Post of 21 July 1890 and 28 July 1890 of a William Gabb of 37 Upper Regent Street, Beeston, being charged  with obtaining money under false pretences.
UK Census info. Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: William Gabb in prison in 1891 why?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 18 June 14 13:04 BST (UK) »
There's another case in 1899. Reported in detail in the Nottingham Evening Post, 21 June "Grave case against agent"
UK Census info. Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk