NEW: The Prison Discharge Books and Prisoner Lists, 1734 – 1862 - TopicsExpress



          

NEW: The Prison Discharge Books and Prisoner Lists, 1734 – 1862 detail more than 70,000 criminals detained in Marshalsea, Kings Bench and Fleet Prisons over a 128 year period, often for crimes relating to debt. Father to famed author Charles Dickens, John was sent to Marshalsea after falling in debt to a local baker. His son later included reference to the prison in his literary works, with one of his famous fictional characters, Amy Dorrit, also having a father in the gaol. Search the collection here: ancstry.me/10r4m8h
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 05:09:48 +0000

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