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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Gloucestershire => England => Gloucestershire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: elfinwylde on Saturday 07 September 13 23:48 BST (UK)
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I came across an interesting tidbit of information on an ancestor and was wondering if there is a way to get more information? It seems that on March 28, 1838 Louisa Billett was in Gloucester Gaol. I have no further information except for the notation of register 5/5.
Would you know how I could find this information? Is it online? I am living in the U.S. so travel to Gloucester RO is in the distant future.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
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Hi
The criminal records on An* state that Louisa Billett aged 18 was convicted 31 Mar 1838 at the Gloucestershire Assizes on a charge of Fraud, and imprisoned for six months.
There is a mention in a newspaper
The Bristol Mercury , Saturday, April 14, 1838 : which just states that Louisa BILLET was jailed for six months for obtaining goods under false pretences.
claire
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Hi,
I'll check the actual Gloucester Goal Register for you, which is held on film at Glos Archives, take a transcription of the entry, and get back to you next week.
Victor
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Claire and Victor,
Thank you both so much for your quick response. Wow. I'm amazed to hear anything, let alone so fast. And of course wish I could know more of what happened and why. If this is my Louisa, and the dates and places say it has to be, she would have been pregnant with her daughter while serving her sentence. Totally amazing.
Victor, I look forward to seeing what the register has to say.
Again, thank you both so much.
Barb
Billett, Hillier, Blake, Stratford, Coates,
North Wraxall and Marshfield
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Hi,
Source: Glos Archives (GA) MF 1464, Gloucester Quarter Sessions County Goal Register of Prisoners, 1833-1842
When bought in - March 28, 1838
Number - 336
Name - Louisa BILLETT
Parish - North Wraxall, Wilts
By whom committed - J.J. Horlock, Esq
Crimes: Charged on the oath of James BARTON with having a Marsfield(?) at sundry times unlawfully obtaining by means of false pretences sundry articles of drapery and grocery his property with intent to defraud him
When tried and event of trial - Lent Assizes, March 31, 1836. 6 months at Littledean
When discharged - April 6, 1838
How behaved - Orderly
Source: Glos Archives (GA) Q/GLi/16/3, Prisoners Register, Littledean
Number - 2467
Name - Louisa BILLETT
Age - 18
Trade - Labourer
Offence - Whereas at this present Sessions of Goal delivery Louisa BILLETT is and stands convicted of obtaining goods under false pretences and is therefore ordered and adjudged that the above named Louisa BILLETT be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction at Little Dean in and for the said County for and during the term cal months.
Commitiment - six months
Magistrate commiting - Court of Assizes
Commencement - 31st March 1838
Discharged - 29 September 1838
Remarks - Louisa BILLETT, Labourer, not reading or writing, parish North.....(?), brown hair, hazel eyes, brown complexion, stout make(?), stands 5 feet inches. (NB: no figure for inches recorded)
Victor