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Title: Petitions lodged by convicts especially ones under the death sentance
Post by: jrvenes on Wednesday 06 December 17 00:26 GMT (UK)

Hi

I would be most grateful if someone could help me to locate a petition, lodged on behalf of
a William Pinner sentenced to death on 2nd Jan 1837,  at the Old Bailey.His sentence was commuted to life and transported to Australia, but I would be interested in who spoke up for him.
Any help would be of great help.

Thanks Jan

Title: Re: Petitions lodged by convicts especially ones under the death sentance
Post by: Billyblue on Wednesday 06 December 17 01:04 GMT (UK)

Hi Jan
I've asked a Moderator to move your request to a more suitable board.   :)

Dawn M

Title: Re: Petitions lodged by convicts especially ones under the death sentance
Post by: SarahMH on Monday 04 April 22 05:11 BST (UK)

Hi Jan,
Did you ever get anywhere on this?  Asking because my 3xgt grandmother's brother Peter Ludwell was William's "victim" and her husband (my 3xgt-grandfather) John Nicholls the main witness. 

I've found a news article dated 4 February 1837 saying he was given clemency by the King, so things moved pretty fast!

Would be interested to know more if you've found anything?

Best wishes,
Sarah
Wellington, NZ

Title: Re: Petitions lodged by convicts especially ones under the death sentance
Post by: bbart on Monday 04 April 22 06:31 BST (UK)

Have you got the copy of the trial?  (Scroll down a bit to find William Pinner)

https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t18370102-name-1066&div=t18370102#highlight

Search link: https://hcmc.uvic.ca/project/oldbailey/search.php?reset=true  gives a bit more info, which leads to:
https://hcmc.uvic.ca/project/oldbailey/record.php?trial_file=9443