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Help with deciphering prison intake document
« on: Friday 12 August 22 19:11 BST (UK) »
I am looking at a John William Chelton who was sent to Wandsworth Prison in 1863.


Attached is a zoomed in view of the stated nature of offense, please could somebody help me understand what it says?

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Re: Help with deciphering prison intake document
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 13 August 22 20:21 BST (UK) »
Hi, and welcome.

The first word (abbreviation) is Stg - Stealing. It usually appears many times on documents of this kind.

So it's 'Stealing some Onions Growing', meaning he took them from someone else's plot/garden/farm rather than from a shop.

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Re: Help with deciphering prison intake document
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 13 August 22 20:23 BST (UK) »
Thank you so much! :)

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Re: Help with deciphering prison intake document
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 13 August 22 20:25 BST (UK) »
We know our onions here  ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Help with deciphering prison intake document
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 13 August 22 20:34 BST (UK) »
The superior vegetable of course

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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 13 August 22 20:48 BST (UK) »
So glad it appeared for you and Arthur has solved it  :)

PS - I prefer red onions  ;D
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Re: Help with deciphering prison intake document
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 14 August 22 03:14 BST (UK) »
Came looking for your post after reading about it on the Photo and Chat thread. Glad it was sorted for you.  :D
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