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Title: Prison
Post by: lynda c on Friday 29 June 18 17:43 BST (UK)
david Conniss from whitburn on 8th september 1855 was sentenced to prison for 10 days after breaking the windows of a Robert Duncan house this was reported in the Falkirk Herald .
does anyone know which prison he would have been sent to ? was there more than one in the area  Thankyou for any helpLynda
Title: Re: Prison
Post by: Rosinish on Friday 29 June 18 19:26 BST (UK)
Where was the crime committed?

If David was 'from'/lived in Whitburn but the crime was committed elsewhere, he'd probably be sentenced in the area where the crime was committed?

Do you have an address where the crime was committed?

There's this from the VRs which may be the residence of the crime?

DUNCAN ROBERT MRS
Tenant Occupier
HOUSE 152 HIGH STREET, LINLITHGOW
1855
VR005600001-

Annie
Title: Re: Prison
Post by: lynda c on Friday 29 June 18 20:26 BST (UK)
Hi thankyou for your reply.I am sorry i have posted the wrong date, this crime was committed in 1877 not 1855 .
All i know is that he lived in Glasgow Little Dove Hill area in 1871(found this on the census) and this crime was commited in Whitburn I think .
Sorry for the mistake and thankyou again for your reply
Lynda
Title: Re: Prison
Post by: Rosinish on Friday 29 June 18 21:01 BST (UK)
This Robert Duncan was made bankrupt in 1877

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ma6/

Could he have been owing £ to David Connis hence the reason for breaking his windows  :-\  ;D

Annie
Title: Re: Prison
Post by: lynda c on Friday 29 June 18 21:13 BST (UK)
Hi Could be Davids Father was a General dealer
Thank you again
Lynda
Title: Re: Prison
Post by: Rosinish on Friday 29 June 18 21:18 BST (UK)
Is this David's father at the address you have for 1871?

CONNISS SAMUEL
Tenant Occupier
HOUSE NO 18 LITTLE DOVEHILL, GLASGOW
1875
VR010200223-

Annie
Title: Re: Prison
Post by: lynda c on Friday 29 June 18 21:37 BST (UK)
Yes that is him it was  a rough area regular stabbing and murders
Lynda
Title: Re: Prison
Post by: Rosinish on Friday 29 June 18 21:44 BST (UK)
I think you need to know for sure where the trial was to speculate which prison David was sent to?

Annie
Title: Re: Prison
Post by: lynda c on Friday 29 June 18 21:51 BST (UK)
Ok Thankyou
Lynda
Title: Re: Prison
Post by: Skoosh on Friday 29 June 18 22:56 BST (UK)
Linlithgow Jail. County town for West Lothian.

Skoosh.
Title: Re: Prison
Post by: lynda c on Saturday 30 June 18 10:36 BST (UK)
Thankyou