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.
Aaron Layton - The Ely Rioter
Riots and instability in the early 19th Century
The activities take the case of Aaron Layton and the Littleport and Ely riots and place this in the...
Aaron Layton - The Ely Rioter case study
The activities take the case of Aaron Layton and the Littleport and Ely riots and place this in the...
Aaron Layton - The Ely Rioter 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
Where can I find information about Bedford Gaol buildings 
NAME: Septimus Kilburn
AGE: 39 CRIME: Stealing 4 silver tablespoons, 4 silver teaspoons, 2 silver salt spoons, one silver knife, and one carpet brush the property of G.B.Hamilton at Bedford. Stealing one silver candlestick the property of Edward Wm. Selby Lowndes at Bedford on the 18th Nov. Full record...
AGE: 39 CRIME: Stealing 4 silver tablespoons, 4 silver teaspoons, 2 silver salt spoons, one silver knife, and one carpet brush the property of G.B.Hamilton at Bedford. Stealing one silver candlestick the property of Edward Wm. Selby Lowndes at Bedford on the 18th Nov. Full record...
