Hi List Happy New Year to you all' Can anyone tell me if records for women prisoners in Stafford jail around 1896 exist, Many thanks, Paul _________________________________________________________________ Got more than one Hotmail account? Save time by linking them together http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/186394591/direct/01/

Hi Paul My brother asked about records of prisoners in general at Stafford Record Office and this is the reply he got: We hold HM Prison, Stafford admission registers from 1878 onwards (ref: D5112). The draw-back to searching the prison registers is that they contain thousands of names which are not indexed, so a search would be time-consuming. We usually aim to locate a conviction first instead. We hold Calendars of Prisoners for the county Quarter Sessions, which were held four times a year and were responsible for most custodial convictions. The Calendars of Prisoners give the name, age, read or write, charge, verdict, sentence. If the case can be located in the Calendars, there may be further supporting information contained in the Quarter Sessions order books and bundles. We have an index to the Calendars of Prisoners available online. There is a link to name indexes on our website (see link below). However, if the case was heard at the Assizes (the higher court) or Petty Sessions (the lower court) then we may not have records but we may be able to refer you elsewhere. Liz Plummer (researching TAYLORS of Walsall and Wolverhampton, MEREDITH, COOPERS of Bloxwich, amongst others..). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Bennett" <[email protected]> To: "Black Country Messages" <[email protected]>; "Sedgley Roots web" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 4:31 PM Subject: [Black Country] Stafford Gaol > > Hi List > > > > Happy New Year to you all' > > > > Can anyone tell me if records for women prisoners in Stafford jail around > 1896 exist, > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Paul >

Here you are Paul:- Staffordshire Record Office holds the following prison records: Stafford Bridewell Register, 1792-1806 Stafford House of Correction Register, 1806-1815 Stafford Register of Debtors, 1793-1807 Stafford Register of Felons, 1793-1816 HM Prison, Stafford, Registers, Admission and Discharge Books, 1878-1908 HM Prison, Stafford, Photograph Album of Prisoners, 1883-1911 --- On Thu, 31/12/09, Paul Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: From: Paul Bennett <[email protected]> Subject: [Black Country] Stafford Gaol To: "Black Country Messages" <[email protected]>, "Sedgley Roots web" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, 31 December, 2009, 16:31 Hi List Happy New Year to you all' Can anyone tell me if records for women prisoners in Stafford jail around 1896 exist, Many thanks, Paul                           _________________________________________________________________ Got more than one Hotmail account? Save time by linking them together http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/186394591/direct/01/ ------------------------------------- The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message