This website is all about Crime and Punishment in the UK in the 19th Century. We have a prisoner database with actual prisoner records and case studies for a more in-depth view of the crimes and trials of some of the inmates.
Henry Catlin, age 14 - Deported
Transportation and Penal Servitude in Britain 1750-1900
In 1842, when he was 14 years old, Henry Catlin was sentenced to be transported to Van Diemen's...
Henry Catlin, age 14 - Deported case study
In 1842, when he was 14 years old, Henry Catlin was sentenced to be transported to Van Diemen's...
Henry Catlin, age 14 - Deported case study
Victorians were worried about the rising crime rate: offences went up from about 5,000 per year in 1800 to about 20,000 per year in 1840. They were firm believers in punishment for criminals.
19th Century Justice
19th Century Justice
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NAME: John Robinson
AGE: 28 CRIME: Stealing from the person of one Mary Mayne one promissory note to the value of £5, two sovereigns and one half sovereign the property of James Mayne at Leighton Buzzard on the 23rd Oct. 1860. Full record...
AGE: 28 CRIME: Stealing from the person of one Mary Mayne one promissory note to the value of £5, two sovereigns and one half sovereign the property of James Mayne at Leighton Buzzard on the 23rd Oct. 1860. Full record...
