York castle Debtors Jail

[Francis Calvert]

Does anyone know how I can find records for the Debtors jail in York Castle? I have a Samuel Calvert who was in there in 1842, he was a Rope Maker. I found this fact from the London Gazette. I would like to find out more about this particular escapade. It seems his son George Calvert must have bailed him out as he appears in the 1861 census in Wrenthorpe,Wakefield.George must have resurrected the Rope works that his Grandad Samuel had started in 1787 and his dad Samuel bankrupted! I would like to know how long he was in the jail.

Thanks

Francis.

[Oates]

Assorted Prison Records held by York Castle Museum
http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/records.asp?cat=2782-pr&cid=0

Prisoners' account books (1795-1854) held by York City Archives
http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/records.asp?cat=192-acc203af&cid=0

[Francis Calvert]

Hi Oates,
Thanks for that I will check them out.

All the best

Francis.