Parkhurst Inmate

sigma | 14:39 Tue 14th May 2013 | Genealogy

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How can I find out about someone who was in Parkhurst Prison in 1871

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DJHawkes

this is a good starting point
http://www.blacksheepancestors.com/uk/parkhurst_page.shtml

sigma

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Thanks Dot, I've found the answer by trawling the newspaper archives. It transpires the person concerned was implicated in the murder of a game keeper in 1868.

Nibble

Go on DO tell all, we love a good bit of gossip here :)

craft1948

Was it this one?

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18716178

sigma

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Sorry craft, not that one. I'll post the gossip when I've done a bit more research.

MyBlackHen

I found a relly who had been deported for stealing two loaves.

cupotee

I found an ancestor of my husbands who had been whipped for stealing a sheep in the early 1800s.

Several whole families that were in workhouses.

An Aunt to married a bigamist. Amazing what newspaper archives throw up.

Facinating subject

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