Newgate Prison Records on TheGenealogist

From TheGenealogist (www.thegenealogist.co.uk):

Newgate Prison Records reveal thieves and Marie Antoinette’s libeler

TheGenealogist is adding to its Court and Criminal Records collection with the release of almost 150,000 entries for prisoners locked up in Newgate prison along with any alias they were known by as well as the names of their victims. Sourced from the HO 26 Newgate Prison Registers held by The National Archives, these documents were created over the years 1791 to 1849.

Newgate Gaol, London from TheGenealogist’s Image Archive

The Newgate Prison Registers give family history researchers details of ancestors who were imprisoned in the fearsome building that once stood next to the Old Bailey in the City of London. The records reveal the names of prisoners, offences the prisoner had been convicted for, the date of their trial and where they were tried. The records also give the name of the victims and any alias that the criminals may have used before.

Use the Newgate Prison Registers records to:

* Find ancestors guilty of crimes ranging from theft, highway robbery, libel and murder

* Discover the victims of crime

* Uncover some of the aliases used by criminal ancestors

* See descriptions of offenders with details of their height, eye colour and complexion

* Research records covering the period 1791 - 1849

Read our article about Marie Antoinette’s libeler locked up in Newgate: https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2018/find-criminal-records-of-ancestors-imprisoned-in-newgate-1007/

(With thanks to Nick Thorne)

Chris

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