Perth Prison

[Jojo52]

Thank you for the speedy response!

I appreciate your help :)

Thanks

J

[GrandmaSheila]

I have all the information in my files regarding the circumstances and will let you have them by PM if you like but you will need to post once our twice more in order for me to send you a personal message.

[Jojo52]

Thank you

[tidybooks]

Hello,

Did you manage to find out about your relative who was in Perth prison?

I also have a relative William Brackenridge who was in Perth prison in 1881 but I have been unable to find out why. I have used http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/

Please can you advise of the source that you used so that I can do the same for William.

Regards,

Colin.

I have found the article today in the Scotsman dated 13 Nov 1880,

"Wm, Breckenridge (sic) pleaded guilty of forging the signature of his father and obtaining thereby sums of money from Mr Cairns, Union Bank, Gatehouse. He was sentenced to 9 months imprisonment"
Therefore he would be in prison at the census in 1881.

Tom