Petty criminals Victorian Bashny.Net

Here is a selection of photos of inmates in Newcastle, England from December 1871 to December 1873. Life in the poor in those days forced to go on the offense all kinds of people, including children.




James Dzhoblin
Charged with "unlawful injury." He served his sentence in a penal colony in Newcastle.
Age (for release): 26
Height: 1, 63 m
Hair: light brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single



Jane Farrell
Stole 2 shoe. He was sentenced to 10 days of hard labor.
Age (for release): 12
Height: 1m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single



James DeWitt
Accused of Cheating extortion. He was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment.
Age (for release): 18
Height: 1, 73 m
Hair: dark
Eyes: dark
Place of birth: Ireland
Marital status: Single



William Harrison
Born in Durham, he worked as a porter. Accused of extortion oats deception. Sentenced to 12 months in prison in 1872.
Age (for release): 51
Height: 1, 70 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Durham
Married



James Donnelly
Also known as James Darley. In its 16 years, he has repeatedly been in prison. At that time - on charges of stealing a shirt. He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment.
Age (for release): 16
Height: 1, 52 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: brown
Place of birth: Shotley Bridge
Career: laborer



John Reid
Accused of stealing money. In 1873 he was sentenced to 14 days of hard labor and five years' re-education.
Age (for release): 15
Height: 1, 49 m
Hair: light brown
Eyes: gray
Place of birth: Gateshead
Marital status: Single
Career: glassblower



John Roman
The crime: stealing clothes. Sentence: 14 days hard labor.
Age (for release): 64
Height: 1, 70 m
: Hair
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Germany
Married
Career: Taylor



Thomas Watson
The crime: stealing shoes. Sentence: 2 months in prison.
Age (for release): 40
Height: 1, 67 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: brown
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single
Career: shoemaker



Mary Ann Ross
Mary Anne Ross was a prostitute and repeatedly prosecuted for stealing money. In this case, she was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 34
Height: 1, 57 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Edinburgh
Marital status: Widow



Thomas Tweedie
The crime: the theft of money. Verdict: 4 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 20
Height: 1, 63 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single
Career: worker-laborer



Agnes Stewart
Accused of stealing money.
Age (for release): 28
Height: 1, 61 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Place of birth: Edinburgh
Married



Mary Costello
The crime: the theft of money. The sentence: 15 months' imprisonment in a penal colony Newcastle.
Age (for release): 27
Height: 1, 55 m
Hair: Black
Eyes: brown
Place of birth: Shotley Bridge
Married



Mary Catherine Docherty
The crime: stealing iron Heningen with Mary Ellen and Rosa Woodman Watson. Sentence: 7 days of hard work.
Age (for release): 14
Height: 1, 44 m
Hair: red
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single



Helen Woodman
The crime: the theft of the iron with Mary Katharine Docherty, Mary Heningen Watson and Rosalie. Sentence: 7 days of hard work.
Age (for release): 11
Height: 1, 30 m
Hair: red
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Durham
Marital status: Single



Mary Heningen
The crime: the theft of the iron with Mary Katharine Docherty, Helen Woodman Watson and Rosalie. Sentence: 7 days of hard work.
Age (for release): 13
Height: 1, 53 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: brown
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single



Rosanna Watson
The crime: the theft of the iron with Mary Katharine Docherty, Helen and Mary Woodman Heningen. Sentence: 7 days of hard work.
Age (for release): 13
Height: 1, 50 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Durham
Marital status: Single



Henry Leonard Stephenson
Crime: illegal entry into the house. Sentence: 2 months in prison.
Age (for release): 12
Height: 1, 35 m
Hair: dark
Eyes: brown
Place of birth: Castle Eden
Marital status: Single



Patrick O'Neill
Crime: illegal entry into the house. The sentence: 18 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 19
Height: 1, 57 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single
Career: bootblack



Anne Burns
The crime: stealing a vest. Sentence: 1 month imprisonment.
Age (for release): 18
Height: 1, 50 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single



Margaret McCann
The crime: the theft of money. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 24
Height: 1, 53 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single
Career: street vendor



James Loxley
The crime: the theft of money. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 22
Height: 1, 72 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single
Career: fireman



Katarina Kelly
The crime: stealing bedding. Sentence: 3 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 17
Height: 1, 55 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Place of birth: Nottingham
Marital status: Single



Isabella Dodds
The crime: stealing a gold watch. Verdict: 4 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 17
Height: 1, 44 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: brown
Place of birth: Liverpool
Marital status: Single
Career: maid



Isabella Smith
The crime: stealing poultry. Sentence: 6 weeks' imprisonment.
Age (for release): 60
Height: 1, 55 m
: Hair
Eyes: brown
Place of birth: Elsdon
Marital status: Single
Career: podёnschitsa for homework



Henry Miller
The crime: stealing clothes. Sentence: 14 days hard labor.
Age (for release): 14
Height: 1, 35 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Berwick
Marital status: Single
Career: Pastry



Joshua Robson
The crime: the theft of money. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 19
Height: 1, 55 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single
Career: carpenter



Sabina Forbes
The crime: the theft of money. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 32
Height: 1, 65 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Newcastle
Married



David Barron
The crime: theft of champagne with William Hill. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 19
Height: 1, 55 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single



William Hill
The crime: theft of champagne with David Barron. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age: 28,
Height: 1, 67 m
Hair: Blond
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single
Career: carpenter



Michael Clement Fisher
Crime: illegal entry into the house. Sentence: 2 months in prison.
Age: 13
Height: 1, 44 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Place of Birth: West Hartepul
Marital status: Single



Robert Bolam
The crime: stealing clothes with William Salmon and Garret Thomas. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age: 20
Height: 1, 70 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: brown
Place of birth: Gateshead
Marital status: Single



Salmon William
The crime: stealing clothes with Robert Bolam and Thomas Garrett. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age: 18
Height: 1, 65 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Dumfries
Career: Working



Thomas Garrett
The crime: stealing clothes with Robert Bolam and William Salmon. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age: 18
Height: 1, 52 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Place of birth: Gateshead
Career: laborer
Marital status: Single



Edward Shevlin
The crime: the theft of the coat. Sentence: 6 months in prison.
Age: 32
Height: 1, 65 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Ireland
Career: laborer
Married



Robert Carlton
The crime: stealing two pairs of boots. Verdict: 4 months imprisonment.
Age: 16
Height: 1, 50 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: brown
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single



George Lamb
The crime: the theft of money. Verdict: 4 months imprisonment. Duffy brothers accomplices.
Age (for release): 17
Height: 1, 63 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single
Career: carter



Peter Duffy
The crime: assault and theft. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment. Accomplice of his brother John Duffy.
Age (for release): 20
Height: 1, 63 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: brown
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single
Career: Working



John Duffy
The crime: assault and theft. Verdict: months imprisonment. Accomplice of his brother Peter Duffy.
Age (for release): 16
Height: 1, 57 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single
Career: laborer



William Bell
The crime: theft of beef.
Age (for release): 32
Height: 1, 65 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Newcastle
Married
Career: smith



William Badger
The crime: stealing hours. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 20
Height: 1, 52 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray-blue
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single
Career: shoemaker



George Bell
The crime: stealing hours. Sentence: 2 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 24
Height: 1, 63 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Place of Birth: Hexham
Marital status: Single
Career: Working



Thomas Smith
The crime: fraud. Sentence: 3 months imprisonment. Accomplice James DeWitt and William Cotter.
Age (for release): 32
Height: 1, 65 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Birthplace: New York
Widowed
Career: shoemaker



Anne Wood
The crime: the theft of money. Sentence: 2 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 30
Height: 1, 60 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Kremlington
Married



William Smith
The crime: the theft of money and weights. Sentence: 2 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 25
Height: 1, 60 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Sheffield
Marital status: Single
Career: printer



Mary Erskine Christie
The crime: the theft of money. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 20
Height: 1, 63 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single



George Robb
The crime: the theft of money. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 19
Height: 1, 65 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: brown
Place of Birth: Scotland
Marital status: Single
Career: carpenter



Richard Bradshaw
The crime: the theft of money. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 40
Height: 1, 67 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Place of birth: Ireland
Married
Career: pitchman



Robert Hardy
The crime: theft of ale. Verdict: 4 months imprisonment. Accomplice George Ray and Thomas Pearson.
Age (for release): 21
Height: 1, 67 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Corbridge
Marital status: Single
Career: signalman



George Ray
The crime: theft of ale. Verdict: 4 months imprisonment. Accomplice Robert Hardy and Thomas Pearson.
Age (for release): 30
Height: 1, 67 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of Birth: Scotland
Married
Career: guard on the railway



Thomas Pearson
The crime: theft of ale. Verdict: 4 months imprisonment. Accomplice Robert Hardy and George Ray.
Age (for release): 31
Height: 1, 73 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Place of birth: Hamsvau
Marital status: Single
Career: guard on the railway



William Brenkston.
The crime: the theft of four rabbits. Sentence: 1 month imprisonment.
Age (for release): 43
Height: 1, 67 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Alnwick
Married
Career: Laborer



Ann Kirk
The crime: the theft of money. Sentence: 3 months imprisonment. It was not her first time in prison.
Age (for release): 35
Height: 1, 55 m
Hair: red
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Ireland
Marital status: Single
Career: podёnschitsa for homework



Phyllis Robinson
The crime: the theft of money. Sentence: 1 month imprisonment.
Age (for release): 34
Height: 1, 57 m
Hair: red
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Alnwick
Marital status: Single



James Richli
The crime: theft of supports under the kettles. Sentence: 7 days hard labor.
Age (for release): 30
Height: 1, 70 m
Hair: Blond
Eyes: brown
Place of birth: Preston
Married
Career: the employee stock



John Scott
The crime: the theft of lead. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 29
Height: 1, 65 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Place of birth: Newcastle
Married
Career: Laborer



John Bryan
The crime: the theft of lead. Verdict: 4 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 29
Height: 1, 67 m
Hair: Black
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Newcastle
Married
Career: water carrier



John Richards
The crime: the theft of money. Sentence: 3 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 25
Height: 1, 65 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of Birth: Plymouth
Marital status: Single
Career: hatter



Katherine Flynn
The crime: the theft of money. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 34
Height: 1, 55 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Ireland
Married



Jane Kersli
The crime: stealing bedding. Sentence: 2 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 29
Height: 1, 47 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: gray
Place of birth: Cumberland
Marital status: Single
Career: street vendor



John Grivson
The crime: stealing pigeons. Verdict: 4 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 21
Height: 1, 63 m
Hair: Blond
Eyes: gray
Place of birth: Newcastle
Marital status: Single
Career: dealer



Jane Carter
The crime: the theft of silver hours. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 22
Height: 1, 55 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Newcastle
Married



Jivas Worcester
The crime: the theft of money. Sentence: 3 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 39
Height: 1, 55 m
Hair: Blond
Eyes: blue
Place of birth: Fellinge



Robert Kraddas
The crime: the theft of money. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 25
Height: 1, 55 m
Hair: Brown
Eyes: brown
Place of birth: Barnar Castle
Marital status: Single
Career: laborer



Charles Burns
The crime: fraud. Sentence: 3 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 19
Height: 1, 65 m
Hair: dark
Eyes: brown
Place of birth: Liverpool
Marital status: Single
Career: miner



Ezekiel Yates
The crime: the theft of tobacco. Sentence: 6 months imprisonment.
Age (for release): 35
Height: 1, 65 m
Hair: Brown