How things have changed!

[Elizabeth Herts]

ea_libprisoners - Buckinghamshire County Council

Sorry - put in the surname PARROT and click on the only entry.

Poor chap, his family must have been hungry.

Now you can commit horrendous crimes and be out in a flash.

[Elizabeth Herts]

I love this one:

ea_libprisoners - Buckinghamshire County Council

Enter Cannon in the surname box.
Click on the last one - Thomas Cannon.

Destroying his own clothes?

Who cares? Or perhaps that meant he was naked. :D

[Mavis by the Moor]

Wish someone would do that for Springfield prison, so I could find out why my g3 grandfather was in there.

[dicole]

You do have to feel for the PARROT Family.

Some were not locals - George Page born Northamptonshire - on tramp, previously convicted of vagrancy at Norwich and Wandsworth. Emma Andrews age 20, born Islington, convicted Indecency etc.

There's photos too !! (and some have parents names) Wish some of mine were here.
Di

[Elizabeth Herts]

The photo of the poor Parrott chap, made me feel sad.

I looked at this one because I had some Parrotts from Waddesdon, but it's a common name in Buckinghamshire.

Wouldn't it be a surprise to be confronted with a photo of your own ancestor.

[Jill on the A272]

Whew! Its the nearest jail to my Jarvises but none of them are inside.

(Got Thomas Jarvis in Petworth Jail in at the 1861 census though)

[Jessbowbag]

Charles Brown 20 Amersham Amersham Playing at pitch and toss

Was that crime?
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James Bates

Crime Stealing an umbrella
Sentence 3 months
Notes Tattooed with "Jane My Love".

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Name Sarah Smith
Age 13
Place of birth Beaconsfield
Place of residence Beaconsfield
Parent name Thomas
Occupation Domestic Servant
Date received into gaol 2 April 1878
Crime Stealing sausage and suet
Sentence 21 days + 2 years in a reformatory school

[Joan of Archives]

The photo of the poor Parrott chap, made me feel sad.

I looked at this one because I had some Parrotts from Waddesdon, but it's a common name in Buckinghamshire.

Wouldn't it be a surprise to be confronted with a photo of your own ancestor.

Omg I just found a lad who must be related to my branch of the Reeves on there & it has his photo!

He was convicted of stealing a whip He looks like they probably used it on him afterwards lol!

[Joan of Archives]

Poor chap have a look at this one:

ea_libprisoners - Buckinghamshire County Council

If it doesn't bring it up type in Charles Reeves.

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

The one I looked at was jailed for a month for failing to support his mother. Next to Parent name it said "dead"

[Elizabeth Herts]

Type in Philip Evans - it has great detail and a picture and mentions Baron Rothschild (we often go to the NT property Waddesdon Manor).

I could look at this all night!

[Jessbowbag]

lol

Charles Goodman

Crime Stealing turnip tops
Sentence 21 days
Notes I do not think he has full possession of his faculties.

He'd probably have stolen the turnips if he was.

[Elizabeth Herts]

Frederick William Glenister
stealing trousers from master
aged 16
Picture provided

[Joan of Archives]

lol

Charles Goodman

Crime Stealing turnip tops
Sentence 21 days
Notes I do not think he has full possession of his faculties.

He'd probably have stolen the turnips if he was.

Pmsl!!!!

:D:D

[Elizabeth Herts]

Look at this little lad - only 13 and photo provided

George Groves

[Elizabeth Herts]

Just found one aged 11 - George Hammond

10 days + 3 years in reformatory
for stealing and watch and chain

[Elizabeth Herts]

George Underwood aged 10
a real baby face!
Housebreaking 4 months

[Val and George]

Thankyou for that website Elizabeth, it was brilliant. Unfortunately none of ours, but what a find for some lucky people, especially if they have a photo as well.

Sad reading though, although I did like the one who was 'drunk and riotous' - it conjurs up all sorts of pictures.:D

[quoy]

this site is good too
Victorian Crime and Punishment from E2BN

[Elizabeth Herts]

this site is good too
Victorian Crime and Punishment from E2BN

Poor woman. See under Walter Pratt, William Chessum, James Rook and Johnathon Illsley. The woman was Susan Woolon.