Calendar of Prisoners, England and Wales, 1870, 1883, and 1910

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Chris Vickers, Auburn University

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Project Citation: 

Vickers, Chris. Calendar of Prisoners, England and Wales, 1870, 1883, and 1910. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-02-09. https://doi.org/10.3886/E198225V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Data collected for use in the Northwestern University dissertation "The Economics of Crime in Victorian England," submitted in 2013, and related publications listed here.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources Economic History Association

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Economics; economic history; criminal justice system
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage England and Wales
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/1870 – 12/31/1910 (Contains three years: 1870, 1883, and 1910)
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 5/1/2012 – 7/31/2012 (Collected and transcribed in 2012)
Universe:  View help for Universe Any individual appearing as a defendant in a court of Assize or Quarter Sessions in 1870, 1883, or 1910. The data from 1883 also transcriptions from the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) as well as more detail such as amount stolen and identity of victims.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Transcribed from photographs of the "Calendar of Prisoners" held at the National Archives in Kew (HO 140)

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source Transcription from "Calendar of Prisoners" in National Archives in Kew (HO 140)
 
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Court case (charge)

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