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Offline themetalchicken

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Debtors prison query
« 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 :)
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Re: Debtors prison query
« Reply #1 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.
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