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Saturday 19th August 2023
Tuesday 25th April 2023
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By Mr Neil Bradley

After I discovered the joys of hunting around the AJCP on Trove thanks to Bevan Carter, I stumbled on the Lancashire Records Office and spotted an entry entitled "Orders for commutation of death sentences to transportation (78pp)". Now my great great great grandfather, Samuel Bradley, had been sentenced to death at Lancaster Castle in

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Wow!! What a find. AJCP materials are rich in information but daunting to access. I can imagine the elation. Well done for persisting.

Posted by Julie Martin, 03/05/2023 3:03:15 pm

A fantastic find. What gets me is the superb quality of the paper - no tears or missing edges and beautifully readable. Did you realise that you discovered this just over 99 years since it was written on the 16th April 1824? You're only here because of this piece of paper! A truly significant piece of writing.

Posted by Edwina Shooter, 06/05/2023 4:44:46 pm

A fantastic find. What gets me is the superb quality of the paper - no tears or missing edges and beautifully readable. Did you realise that you discovered this just over 99 years since it was written on the 16th April 1824? You're only here because of this piece of paper! A truly significant piece of writing.

Posted by Edwina Shooter, 06/05/2023 4:57:08 pm

Categories: AJCP | Convict | North of England
Saturday 5th March 2022
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By Ms Christine Christine Harris

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Category: North of England
Wednesday 14th October 2015
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By Mrs Julie Martin

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FHWA Library has two subscriptions to the British Newspaper Archive with the generous assistance of two of the FHWA Groups, Enrolled Pensioner Guard and Scottish.

You've found your ancestors,

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