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Prisoner record from Bedford

Offence details

Reuben Welch Name: Reuben Welch Age: 17 Date of Offence: 10th September 1867 Offence: Stealing a double barrelled gun of the value of £4 the property of one Edmund Swain at Luton on the 1st Sep. 1867 Sentence: 7 Years Penal Servitude Type of trial: Assizes

Personal details

Height: 5 ft 3 inches Hair colour: Brown Eye colour: Blue Visage: Oval Complexion: Fresh Identifying marks: A ring in blue on fourth finger
Trade or occupation: Labourer Education: Imp Marriage status: Single Number of children: Unknown Religion: Church of England

Residence details

Birth town: Stopsley Birth country: England Residence town: Stopsley Residence county: Bedfordshire Residence country: England

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