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Title: Derby County Prison (1871 St Werburgh)
Post by: Knellie on Monday 30 October 06 11:13 GMT (UK)

 :-X :-X ;D

Quite interested to find a relie in the County Prison (I've long since accepted it's gonna be 'Ag Lab' / 'Imbecile' recent discovery or now 'Ex Con!!'
Prison Ref: 1871 Census RG 10 3576 Folio 65 page 8. 
So if your wondering where someone was........ :o

Seriously though could anyone advise me as to whether there may be records for the 'Inmates' with possible details of why they were there :-\. 

Does it still exist??? as a place of historical interest that is??

Thanks in advance for any help
Knellie

Title: Re: Derby County Prison (1871 St Werburgh)
Post by: porkpiebaby on Monday 30 October 06 17:06 GMT (UK)

Hi there,

Derbyshire Records Office in Matlock is sure to have the answer, and possibly some records. I went recently to look at the Asylum records!

Mandy

Title: Re: Derby County Prison (1871 St Werburgh)
Post by: Knellie on Monday 30 October 06 19:14 GMT (UK)

Thanks for your reply Mandy. 

I have to say these strange discoveries I've made are only connected by marriage  ::). 

The really interesting ones in my lot I've just found didn't bother with the ceremony - just change surnames to make it more diff. for my searches  :D

Knellie

Title: Re: Derby County Prison (1871 St Werburgh)
Post by: suzard on Monday 30 October 06 19:41 GMT (UK)

All that remains of the prison is its facade -however if you go to www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk
Heritage walk 1 in Derby there is a photograph of what is left.

The prison governors house still exists but is not open to the public.

Suz

Title: Re: Derby County Prison (1871 St Werburgh)
Post by: Knellie on Monday 30 October 06 20:30 GMT (UK)

Thank you Suz.

Really interesting site, well worth a look.

Have been to Derby RO and found 'Calendar of Prisoners' (thank you to the RO staff) with details of the General Quarter Sessions at Derby.
Details were Name/Offence/Judgement
Fascinating to handle documents from 1868 - lots of names, I was able to confirm my link via 1871 Census which gave details of place of birth.  Didn't look at them all and happened to pick the right one straight away :o

Mine was tried for "Larceny & Possession" which was the most common offence and got 3 years

Knellie

Title: Re: Derby County Prison (1871 St Werburgh)
Post by: michaelgperry on Monday 09 April 07 12:40 BST (UK)

Try http://www.multiline.com.au/~jeand/jweb/index.html
you may find what you want here, the official end date is 1868 but you never know, Mick Perry.

Title: Re: Derby County Prison (1871 St Werburgh)
Post by: MickMac on Tuesday 10 April 07 19:32 BST (UK)

Fantastic! Just found one of my ancestors in Derby Prison for assault in 1850 - though I doubt he enjoyed it quite so much.  well done to whoever transcribed all of that.

Fascinating reading. In 1816 you have Anthony Ligard - executed for Murder and the last man Gibbeted in Derbyshire. in 1817 you have the Pentritch revolutionaries. You also have three men executed for setting fire to hay bales.  :o

Title: Re: Derby County Prison (1871 St Werburgh)
Post by: rodgepodge on Wednesday 06 May 20 00:02 BST (UK)

Derby Prison Records https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record-office/records/prisoner-records/prisoner-records.aspx

Title: Re: Derby County Prison (1871 St Werburgh)
Post by: willsmum on Wednesday 06 May 20 11:52 BST (UK)

Thank you rodgepodge.