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The Criminal Registers 1791-1892 can be found at the National Archives and on Ancestry. They contain listings of individuals charged with crime and they provide information about the individual charged, their trial, sentence, and the outcome.
Poole History Centre Volunteers have searched the registers and transcribed all the individuals tried in Poole.
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The Dorchester Prison Admission and Discharge Registers 1782-1901 can be found at Dorset History Centre and on Ancestry. The registers contain a number of different records documenting prisoners in Dorchester Prison. Details vary but you could find: name, age, place of origin, city of residence, trade, marital status or family, number of children, physical characteristics: height, hair color, eye color, complexion, marks and crimes.
There are gaps in the years that are covered. For example, years 1807–1808, 1837, and 1880–1886 are missing.
Poole History Centre Volunteers have searched the records and transcribed the Poole people, attached is an alphabetical list by surname.
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Wednesday last one William Brown of the west of Dorset, who was accused of robbing a near relation's house, came in a post-chaise to the Antelope Inn in this town, where he was welcomed by his injured relation, assisted by two other men, who by coming a nearer way, got there before him; he was secured for the night, and next morning carried before a Justice of Peace, in a manner **** more suitable to his character ***** ******. Whether he was sent to Dorchester or not I have not since heard.
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