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Title: Debtors prison query
Post by: themetalchicken on Wednesday 20 January 10 17:12 GMT (UK)

I have found a record of an 1819 burial that that states that the deceased gentleman was "late a prisoner within the rules of Kings Bench". I know this means that he had been able to purchase 'Liberty of the Rules', allowing him to live within three square miles of the Kings Bench prison, Southwark. What I don't know is how I would find the pertinent prison records, assuming that they still exist. All help gratefully received :)

Title: Re: Debtors prison query
Post by: Redroger on Wednesday 20 January 10 18:09 GMT (UK)

Have you tried the National Archives? A quick Google of Kings bench prison records showed this as a possibility.