William Hunt

6.0
Portland, Dorset 1851 -1853

The records show that on the 14th of March 1851, William was transferred from Wakefield to Portland Prison [17] and was to remain there until January 1853. He was given Prisoner no. 2319.

When transferred to Portland, a record lists William’s offences and sentences when he appeared before the courts over previous years.

The 1851 Census return [18] for Portland Prison lists William Hunt, about the right age, with the birthplace of Tharston! This irrefutably linked William Hunt of Tharston to William Hunt of New Norcia!

William’s record at Portland was as a “Good Prisoner” according to the quarterly reports which prisons were required to make on all prisoners. His health from March 1851 to December 1852 was described as either “Good” or “Very Good” and his conduct between “Good” and “Exemplary”.

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[17] Wakefield Prison Register – England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935 14/3/1851 HO23 p168
[18] 1851 Census - Class: HO107; Piece: 1857; Folio: 623; Page: 47