Thanks to the people who have helped so far but the story of Ann ROBERTS daughter of Moses ROBERTS and Priscilla BALDWIN becomes even more interesting. In the 1840s she was orphaned and at the time of the 1851 census she is in jail at the Lettle Dean Correction Home (Jail). I have found lots of information about the jail but can anybody please tell me if admission information for the jail is available and how I can access it. Thanks again. I am happy to add this is the only time she had an encounter with the law, Peter I

Littledean House of Correction, Prison registers Q/Gli/16/1-8 [n.d.]

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Prison register Q/Gli/16/1 1791-1820

Prison register Q/Gli/16/2 1820-1828

Prison register Q/Gli/16/3 1828-1838

Prison register Q/Gli/16/4 1838-1844

Prison register Q/Gli/16/5 1844-1867

Prison register Q/Gli/16/6 1867-1881

Prison register Q/Gli/16/7 1881-1893

Prison register Q/Gli/16/8 1893-1923

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Prisoners confined at the House of Correction Littledean March 18th 1851.

you will find

ROBERTS/Ann/15/Larcency under Juvenile Act/Feb 10 1851 - 3 cal months/M Colchester Esq - D Capper/Clerk

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assume the Magistrate who sentenced Ann ROBERTS

M Colchester Esq - 1851 census

Abinghall - Wilderness

Maynard COLCHESTER - 65 - unmarried Esquire County Magistrate - born Glos. Westbury *
Henrietta DAVIES - Widow - Gentlewoman - age 59
Arabella COLCHESTER - sister - unmarried - 58 - born Westbury on Severn (Deaf & Dumb)

+ servants

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FOD records burial 7 April 1860 - Maynard COLCHESTER - age 74 - The Wilderness, Mitcheldean

Thank you very much for finding this information for me. Not a good idea to steal from your boss when he is the local magistrate. She went on to marry a policeman!