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Museum Ref No: Pages 343-345History of the Town and County of Poole by John Sydenham, Poole, Sydenham, 1839 Pages 223-225
Book
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.
Factfile
Museum Ref No: E11_0032; E11_0033; E11_0034; E11_0035Crown Court. New Crown Court building under construction.
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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.
Database
Borough of Poole Archive Index. Documents relating to court cases against hawkers and pedlars. 1765-1823.
Factfile
Museum Ref No: D_High_Street_0178High Street, Nos 41-43. Two policemen. Milkfloat of Malmesbury and Parsons Dairy Ltd.
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Museum Ref No: E11_0042; E11_0043; E11_0045Law Courts. Law Courts, opening ceremony, civil dignitaries.
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Museum Ref No: E11_0039; E11_0040Law Courts. Crown Court building, tiled murals.
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Museum Ref No: F1f_0015PC Wheeler, first constable of the new police, Poole, 1830.
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Museum Ref No: AH_SportsFieldA large collection of policemen on bicycles in Poole Park. From the Andrew Hawkes collection.
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