Bob Newman JUDE

[Gerda]

My Black sheep Bob [alias Soldier Bob]was in Pentonville prison 1871 [census]his crime was Larceny and his time was 7years Penal Servitude .
my question is "where would he have served his time"?cannot find him again till 1934 when he died in Linton CAM .Many Thanks for all help

[davidcarca]

When and where was he sentenced?

Is Pentonville prison too obvious an answer?

David

[Gerda]

Michalmas General Quartersessions held at ELY ON THE 19TH DAY OF oCTOBER 1870 SHOWING THE NATURE OF THE OFFENCES AND THE RESULT OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN EACH CASE;No 7.Bob Newman JUde alias Soldier Bob.Larceny,before Commited of felony-Penal Servitude 7 years
.The 1871 census states that Bob was in Pentonville Prison.
In 1866 Bob was before the Cambridgeshire court for stealing turkeys and was sentenced to 6 months and 1 week prison ,don't know which prison .
Regards Gerda

[bumblebee]

I see he married, have you traced his wife, was he with her when he had served his time.

Bumblebee

[Gerda]

Bob was married to Eliza Rule and as per the 1871 census Bob was in prison and Eliza was working for "The Black Swan "as a unmarried person her 2 children William 1863 and Sarah 1864 are in a work house.

[davidcarca]

As he was sentenced in Oct 1870 and was in Pentonville prison in April 1871 then it seems as though that's where he was serving the initial part of his sentence. There's an 1862 book on Pentonville prison at http://www.victorianlondon.org/publications5/prisons-06.htm
which states that the length of time served in Pentonville was 9 months, and the prisoners were kept in solitary confinement, after which they were sent on the other prisons.

David

[Gerda]

Thank you for that information I now have to find out which prison he ended up.