Faces of British crime of the XIX century
What did the petty criminals of the XIX century look like? We offer you a look at the faces of English prisoners held in a penal colony in the period 1871-1873.
These portraits show petty criminals of various stripes convicted under the Crime Prevention Act of 1871. All the prisoners were convicted and served their time in Newcastle Prison. At that time, even young children could get a very real term. Life for the poor and the very bottom of British society was not easy then. Often, in order to feed themselves, the poor stole everything that came to hand. What a group theft of an iron by four little girls is worth.


1. James Joblin
Age (upon release): 26Height: 1.63 mHair: light brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: single

2. Jane Farrell
Age (upon release): 12Height: 1 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: single

3. James Dewitt
Age (upon release): 18Height: 1.73 mHair: darkEyes: darkPlace of birth: IrelandMarital status: single

4. William Harrison
Age (upon release): 51Height: 1.70 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: DurhamMarital status: married

5. James Donnelly
Age (upon release): 16Height: 1.52 mHair: brownEyes: brownPlace of birth: Shotley BridgeField of employment: laborer

6. John Reed
Age (upon release): 15Height: 1.49 mHair: light brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: GatesheadMarital status: singleField of employment: glassblower

7. John Roman
Age (upon release): 64Height: 1.70 mHair: GreyEyes: bluePlace of birth: GermanyMarital status: marriedField of employment: tailor

8. Thomas Watson
Age (upon release): 40Height: 1.67 mHair: brownEyes: brownPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: shoemaker

9. Mary Ann Ross
Age (upon release): 34Height: 1.57 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: EdinburghMarital status: Widow

10. Thomas Tweedy
Age (upon release): 20Height: 1.63 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: day laborer

11. Agnes Stewart
Age (upon release): 28Height: 1.61 mHair: brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: EdinburghMarital status: married

12. Mary Costella
Age (upon release): 27Height: 1.55 mHair: BlackEyes: brownPlace of birth: Shotley BridgeMarital status: married

13. Mary Katarina Docherty
Age (upon release): 14Height: 1.44 mHair: redEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: single

14. Ellen Woodman
Age (upon release): 11Height: 1.30 mHair: redEyes: bluePlace of birth: DurhamMarital status: single

15. Mary Hanigan
Age (upon release): 13Height: 1.53 mHair: light brownEyes: brownPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: single

16. Rosanna Watson
Age (upon release): 13Height: 1.50 mHair: light brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: DurhamMarital status: single

17. Henry Leonard Stephenson
Age (upon release): 12Height: 1.35 mHair: darkEyes: brownPlace of birth: Castle EdenMarital status: single

18. Patrick O'Neill
Age (upon release): 19Height: 1.57 mHair: brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: bootblack

19. Ann Burns
Age (upon release): 18Height: 1.50 mHair: brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: single

20. Margaret McCann
Age (upon release): 24Height: 1.53 mHair: light brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: street vendor

21. James Loxley
Age (upon release): 22Height: 1.72 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: stoker

22. Katarina Callie
Age (upon release): 17Height: 1.55 mHair: brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: NottinghamMarital status: single

23. Isabella Dodds
Age (upon release): 17Height: 1.44 mHair: brownEyes: brownPlace of birth: LiverpoolMarital status: singleField of employment: maid

24. Isabella Smith
Age (upon release): 60Height: 1.55 mHair: GreyEyes: brownPlace of birth: ElsdonMarital status: singleField of employment: day laborer for housework

25. Henry Miller
Age (upon release): 14Height: 1.35 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: BerwickMarital status: singleField of employment: pastry chef

26. Joshua Robson
Age (upon release): 19Height: 1.55 mHair: light brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: carpenter

27. Sabine Forbes
Age (upon release): 32Height: 1.65 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: married

28. David Barron
Age (upon release): 19Height: 1.55 mHair: light brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: single

29. William Hill
Age: 28Height: 1.67 mHair: blondePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: carpenter

30. Michael Clement Fisher
Age: 13Height: 1.44 mHair: brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: West HartepoolMarital status: single

31. Robert Bolam
Age: 20Height: 1.70 mHair: brownEyes: brownPlace of birth: GatesheadMarital status: single

32. William Salmon
Age: 18Height: 1.65 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: DumfriesField of employment: worker

33. Thomas Garraty
Age: 18Height: 1.52 mHair: brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: GatesheadField of employment: laborerMarital status: single

34. Edward Shevlin
Age: 32Height: 1.65 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: IrelandField of employment: laborerMarital status: married

35. Robert Carlton
Age: 16Height: 1.50 mHair: brownEyes: brownPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: single

36. George Lamb
Age (upon release): 17Height: 1.63 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: carrier

37. Peter Duffy
Age (upon release): 20Height: 1.63 mHair: light brownEyes: brownPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: worker

38. John Duffy
Age (upon release): 16Height: 1.57 mHair: light brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: laborer

39. William Bell
Age (upon release): 32Height: 1.65 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: marriedField of employment: blacksmith

40. William Badger
Age (upon release): 20Height: 1.52 mHair: brownEyes: gray-bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: shoemaker

41. George Bell
Age (upon release): 24Height: 1.63 mHair: brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: HexhamMarital status: singleField of employment: worker

42. Thomas Smith
Age (upon release): 32Height: 1.65 mHair: brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: New YorkMarital status: widowerField of employment: shoemaker

43. Ann Wood
Age (upon release): 30Height: 1.60 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: CramlingtonMarital status: married

44. William Smith
Age (upon release): 25Height: 1.60 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: SheffieldMarital status: singleField of employment: printer

45. Mary Erskine Christie
Age (upon release): 20Height: 1.63 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: single

46. George Robb
Age (upon release): 19Height: 1.65 mHair: brownEyes: brownPlace of birth: ScotlandMarital status: singleField of employment: carpenter

47. Richard Bradshaw
Age (upon release): 40Height: 1.67 mHair: brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: IrelandMarital status: marriedField of employment: street vendor

48. Robert Hardy
Age (upon release): 21Height: 1.67 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: CorbridgeMarital status: singleField of employment: signalman

49. George Ray
Age (upon release): 30Height: 1.67 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: ScotlandMarital status: marriedField of employment: security guard on the railway

50. Thomas Pearson
Age (upon release): 31Height: 1.73 mHair: brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: HamsvauMarital status: singleField of employment: security guard on the railway

51. William Brenkston.
Age (upon release): 43Height: 1.67 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: AlnwickMarital status: marriedField of employment: laborer

52. Ann Kirk
Age (upon release): 35Height: 1.55 mHair: redEyes: bluePlace of birth: IrelandMarital status: singleField of employment: day laborer for housework

53. Phyllis Robinson
Age (upon release): 34Height: 1.57 mHair: redEyes: bluePlace of birth: AlnwickMarital status: single

54. James Richley
Age (upon release): 30Height: 1.70 mHair: light brownEyes: brownPlace of birth: PrestonMarital status: marriedField of employment: warehouse worker

55. John Scott
Age (upon release): 29Height: 1.65 mHair: brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: marriedField of employment: laborer

56. John Bryan
Age (upon release): 29Height: 1.67 mHair: BlackEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: marriedField of employment: water carrier

57. John Richards
Age (upon release): 25Height: 1.65 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: PlymouthMarital status: singleField of employment: hatter

58. Catherine Flynn
Age (upon release): 34Height: 1.55 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: IrelandMarital status: married

59. Jane Kearsley
Age (upon release): 29Height: 1.47 mHair: brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: CumberlandMarital status: singleField of employment: street vendor

60. John Grieveson
Age (upon release): 21Height: 1.63 mHair: blondeEyes: greyPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: seller

61. Jane Carter
Age (upon release): 22Height: 1.55 mHair: light brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: married

62. Jeev Wooster
Age (upon release): 39Height: 1.55 mHair: blondeEyes: bluePlace of birth: Felling

63. Robert Kraddas
Age (upon release): 25Height: 1.55 mHair: brownEyes: brownPlace of birth: Barnard CastleMarital status: singleField of employment: laborer

64. Charles Burns
Age (upon release): 19Height: 1.65 mHair: darkEyes: brownPlace of birth: LiverpoolMarital status: singleField of employment: miner

65. Ezekiel Yates
Age (upon release): 35Height: 1.65 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: PenrithMarital status: marriedField of employment: grocer

66. Alice Mallholland
Age (upon release): 18Height: 1.52 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: single

67. Mary Patterson
Age (upon release): 25Height: 1.60 mHair: brownEyes: brownPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: married

68. John Allan
Age (upon release): 19Height: 1.73 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: VarkMarital status: singleField of employment: laborer

69. Thomas Dixon
Age (upon release): 20Height: 1.67 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: stoker

70. John Storley
Age (upon release): 32Height: 1.73 mHair: blondeEyes: greyPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: laborer

71. James Scrillinton
Age (upon release): 13Height: 1 mHair: light brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: singleField of employment: laborer

72. John Taylor
Age (upon release): 26Height: 1.75 mHair: brownEyes: brownPlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: marriedField of employment: bricklayer

73. John Devine
Age (upon release): 17Height: 1.70 mHair: brownEyes: greyPlace of birth: IrelandMarital status: singleField of employment: wood carver

74. Mary Ann MccAsfree
Age (upon release): 41Height: 1.65 mHair: brownEyes: bluePlace of birth: NewcastleMarital status: marriedField of employment: street vendor
Keywords: 19th century | XIX century | Victorian era | Colony | Criminals | Crime
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