Derek: I have a branch in my tree that was charged and sentenced in 1879 Nottingham assizes. She was a resident of Nottingham. She showed up in 1881 at the "Female Convict Prison" Knaphill, Woking, Guildford, Surrey It seemed to me to be quite distant but perhaps there were limited number of prisons for females. She was sentenced to death, had it commuted to life in prison but showed up in 1891, 1901 and 1911 back with family members. Mel Smith Whitby, Ontario, Canada -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Derek Sent: February 19, 2012 3:51 PM To: Leicestershire Mailing List Subject: [LEI] What happened to SELINA BRADSHAW ? I have a newspaper report, dated 2 January 1902, in the Leicester Daily Post giving details of SELINA BRADSHAW, 43, laundress, being sentenced to three years penal servitude. Unfortunately the report does not say in which prison she would serve her sentence and I have been unable to find any trace of her after this date. I cannot find her on the 1911 Census and have not found any subsequent death or marriage record for her. She was born SELINA HARCOT BODYCOT on 5 June 1857 in Leicester and married WILLIAM BRADSHAW (born Barrow Upon Soar, 4 May 1858) at All Saints Leicester on 7 October 1877. Her husband is also a mystery, as I have not found him on any census after 1881 - although he is mentioned in a newspaper report of 29 February 1896, when his son was in court for stealing. Any help in tracing Selina or her husband William would be much appreciated. Derek Bradshaw. ------------------------------- 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