Evidence: | Witness statement in trial for theft -shoplifting:
Wilhelmina Clarke: "I am servant to Mr Birt... On the 12th of May I saw the two prisoners come into the shop with two others, about seven o'clock in the evening; my master was behind the counter, reading the newspaper..." |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | 12 May 1825 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | evening: 7pm | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London specific address: Little Russell street, Covent Garden other location: his shop |
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Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | John Birt |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
Occupation: | linen draper |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | n/a |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | |
Title: | n/a |
Genre: | Ephemera |
Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 1954 | |
Source - | Manuscript | Other |
Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 19 May 1825, Trial of Thomas Grindley and Thomas Newman (t18250519-156), |
Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 19 May 1825, Trial of Thomas Grindley and Thomas Newman (t18250519-156), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1954, accessed: 24 April 2024 |
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