Gaol records....have who....but why (General)

by May , Monday, August 20, 2007, 11:29 (6307 days ago) @ austinfletcher

Hello Richard,

I only had time to look up 2 of the 4 because the filming for the Transcription Project had to take priority today.

The information I gleaned is noted below. The books are now only available on microfilm! which is a pity because it takes so much longer to find the entries and I couldn't get a whole page at once on the readers. It would be good to know what the entries are for (e.g. Church ?) Perhaps you could email Gloucester Archives and enquire about photocopies. If I had the time I would do it for you, but lets see what they charge for now.

Eli Fletcher / N F Residence / Hawker / Age 27 / 5'4" / brown hair / brown eyes / oval visage / fresh complexion / Other marks - Scar on back of neck, bridge of nose + on right thigh. Lost one [illegible] front tooth.
Prisoner No 7729 / Stealing one horse the property of James Halford at St. Briavels on 4/7/1874. / C J Palmer Esq. / Assises 1 / 8 Aug 1874 Summer / Acquitted of Horse Stealing 1874 Aug 11 / Church / Mar 3 East Dean Known to PC Martin 5 years nothing else [illegible] - Wife Sarah Fletcher Cinderford Hill Woodside Glos.

Daniel Butler / No fixed Residence / Tinker / Age 20 / 5'8" / brown hair / Light grey eyes / fresh complexion / other marks - 2 burn scars on l forearm + 1 on l Knee. Mole on L shoulder blade, 1 left side of Neck. / Prisoner No 180 / Stealing at Little Rissington 28 pounds weight of straw, property of William Cary Smith / Rev E F Witts R N Byass Esq P Thursby Esq / Assises Q 18.3.1871 / Guilty / 1 days Hard Labour 1877 Mar 21 Term Expired / Church / Single Nat Bicester Known to P Constable of Bourton. Has been [illegible] for encamping out on highway Address of friends N/K Gipsies

Hope this helps you a bit. Good luck with your research

May