File:John Smith.jpg
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English: John Smith was sentenced to 7 years Penal Servitude for house breaking, on 18-Apr-1865.
On release, on 23-Sep-1870, he was 22 years old; his complexion was described as fresh, his hair brown, and his eyes grey. His height was 5 feet 3 1/2 inches. He was noted as having the following distinguishing marks: Cut on third finger right hand, which is also crooked. His address on release was 40 Blackfriars Street, Aberdeen. This image has been uploaded as part of the transcription project of the Register of Returned Convicts of Aberdeen (1869-1939), involving the Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives and Code the City. You can read more about his story in this blog post: https://criminalportraits.blogspot.com/2020/03/john-smith-reformed-character.html Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives collects, preserves and makes publicly accessible historical records relating to the City of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, and secures significant modern records for future generations. |
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| Source | Register of Returned Convicts of Aberdeen (1869-1939) |
| Author | Aberdeen City and Aberdeen Archives |
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| current | 11:25, 29 May 2021 | | 884 × 1,073 (629 KB) | Aberdeen History | Uploaded a work by Aberdeen City and Aberdeen Archives from Register of Returned Convicts of Aberdeen (1869-1939) with UploadWizard |
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