Hi everyone,

There is quite a strong belief in my family that my great grandfather went to prison for horse stealing but I'm puzzled about how best to find out if this is true.

Being a novice at real in-depth research I'm looking for guidance from you knowledgeable souls about where the best place is to look for evidence of his crime/trial/conviction etc.

My limited knowledge tells me to check newspapers and court records but none appear to be online and it would take a long time to search through 5 years of newspapers on microfiche (unless there is an index of some kind). Court records appear to be down at Kew and I can't afford a trip down there or pay their rates for someone to check.

They make it look so easy on "Who do you think you are", but I'm beginning to realise that I've hit my first brick wall and some time and money will have to be spent.

For reference, his name is George Marshall and last known address was Nettleham, Lincoln in 1911. It would have happened sometime around 1912-16.

Thanks for any advice you can give.

Ian Marshall.