Dorchester Prison Admission and Discharge Registers
1782 - 1901
Church Knowle

No.	Date of Committal	When Received	Name	Offence	By Whom Committed	Parish	Trade	Condition	Age	Stature		Hair	Eyes	Complex	No. of Children	Marks	Sentence	Behaviour in Prison	When Discharged	Remarks
	Date of Committal	When Received								Feet	Inches				No. of Children

21	28 Jan 1786	28 Jan 1786	COWARD Jno	House breaking	Roc King. Clk	Church Knowle	Laborer		20								Acquitted, but being disordered in his Senses, Ordered to remain pursuant to the discretion of the Statute. 17. G. 2	Orderly	19 Mar 1786
	2 Jun 1792	2 Jun 1792	WHITTLE Wm Junr	House breaking	Geo. Gould Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	15	4	11	Brown	Gray	Pale		Very much bruised about the head	Acquitted, but being disordered in his senses, Ordered to remain pursuant to the direction of the Statute 17. G. 2	Orderly	26 Feb 1794	Sent him to Newfoundland in the Employment of Messrs Garlands of Poole, in Consequence of an Order of Court. Epip. Sessions last past
14		30 Aug 1797	WHITTLE Thos	Breach of the peace	John Richards, Clk	Church Knowle	Clay Cutter	Married	21								No prosecution	Orderly	5 Oct 1797
63	18 Dec 1799	19 Dec 1799	ELMES Ann	Breach of the peace	John Richards, Clk	Church Knowle		Widow	28								No prosecution	Orderly	17 Jan 1800
28	10 Oct 1801	11 Oct 1801	FOWLER Mattw	Bastardy	J Calcraft Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	21	5	7	Very Dark Brown	Dark Gray	Fair		Lusty	Not prosecuted	Orderly	16 Jan 1802	By order of Court Epip: Sessn
		27 Jul 1803	ELMES Ann	Breach of the Peace	Thos. Pickard Esq				32								No Prosecution	Not shady in her mind	8 Oct 1803	See No 63
		25 Mar 1805	ROBERTS Sarah	Refusing to swear to the Father of her Female Bastard child		Knowle		Single	28								To remain until she shall submit to take the oath as to the Father or to be discharged by due coarse of Law	Orderly	30 Mar 1805	Discharged by the order of J Frampton Esq. and the Rev. W Floyer, having taken the oath as to the Father of her Bastard Child
42	19 Sep 1805	19 Sep 1805	SAMPSON Giles	Bastardy	Jno Morton Colson, Clerk	Church Knowle	Carpenter	Married	29	5	8	Brown	Blue	Fresh			Bailed	Orderly	12 Nov 1805
		15 Jan 1806	SAMPSON Giles	Misdemeanour	J. Pickard Esq												Imprisoned One Calendar Month	Orderly	13 Feb 1806	See No. 42
2	21 Mar 1807	21 Mar 1807	CHIPP Mary	Suffering her Bastard child to be chargeable to the Parish of Church Knowle	Wm Clavell Esq, J Richards Clerk	Church Knowle	Knitting	Single	31								One whole year to hard labor		19 Feb 1808
		27 Sep 1809	HIBBS Elias	Stealing bacon	Wm Clavell Esq	Knowle	Laborer	Married	40	5	6½	Dark Brown	Gray	Fair		The nail of the little finger left Hand split, Gray hair on both temples	Acquitted	Orderly	1 Jan 1820	Order to discharge written on Warrant of Commitment
89	10 Feb 1810	10 Feb 1810	SANSOM Geo	Leaving family chargeable	G.H. Hyde, Clerk	Church Knowle	Laborer	Married	39	5	3½	Dark Brown	Dark Gray	Swarthy		A cut along the bridge of the nose. Round shouldered. Lusty	Hard Labor one Month	Orderly	8 Mar 1810
140	29 Jan 1817	30 Jan 1817	SMITH William	Stealing a Metal Watch. Silver Seal	Sir J.W. Smith Bart	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	30	5	2¾	Dark Brown	Blue	Brown		Red Whiskers. A mole on the left cheek & & another on the left side of mouth under jaw, another on right side of the chin. A cut on right side of upper lip & another on left side of forehead. Lusty	1/- fine and to be kept at hard labor four Calendar Months	Orderly	14 Jul 1817
81	31 Oct 1817	31 Oct 1817	CROOMBES Charles	Wounding a male ass	J. Calcraft Esq	Church Knowle Corfe Castle	Laborer	Single	19	5	7½	Light Brown	Gray	Fair		Freckled in the face with summer moulds. A mole on right side of face near the whisker. 2 cuts on 2nd joint forefinger left hand & another on little finger same hand. Thick hands	Bill returned. Ignoramus	Orderly	16 Jan 1818
79	16 May 1820	16 May 1820	WHITEROW Edwd Goodchild	Smuggling	Rev. G.H. Hyde	Church Knowle	Shoe maker	Single	58	5	7	Black & Gray	Dark Hazel	Brown		Several deep pock marks on the right cheek & through the face, bald on the crown of the head	To be Imprisoned until he pay the mitigated penalty of £25	Orderly	12 May 1821	Discharged by order of the Committing Magistrate Order to discharge annexed to Warrant of Commitment
103	3 Jun 1820	10 Jun 1820	KIBBLE Mary	Bastardy	A. Bain Esq, Rev G.H. Hyde	Church Knowle	Laborer	Widow	47						3		To be set to work twelve Calendar Months	Orderly	9 Jun 1821
247	1 Feb 1823	3 Feb 1823	BENNETT Hannah	Stealing wood	Rev G.H. Hyde	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	34								Imprisonment 14 days	Orderly	19 Feb 1823
245	14 Jan 1826	16 Jan 1826	TAYLOR Robert	Poaching	Rev. G.H. Hyde												To be imprisoned 3 Months	Orderly	19 Jan 1827
110	25 Jun 1825	25 Jun 1825	BENNETT James	Leaving service	Rev. G.H. Hyde	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	20	5	8	Light Brown	Light Hazel	Fair		Nail of middle finger right hand injured and cuts on the 2;3 & 4 finger of the same hand	Hard Labor 1 Cal Month	Orderly	24 Jul 1825
44	16 Apr 1827	16 Apr 1827	MANUEL Charles	Further examination		Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	24	6	0¼	Brown	Hazel	Sallow		A few summer moulds left side of the cheek, a cut on the right wrist & several cuts on the fingers of the left hand and of the first finger left hand injured	Discharged on Commitment			See below
	21 Apr 1827	21 Apr 1827	MANUEL Charles	Disturbing a Congregation of Protestant Dissenters assembled for religious worship	C.B. Wollaston Esq												Hard Labor 1 Cal Month	Orderly	23 May 1827
62	17 Apr 1827	26 Apr 1827	BENNETT James	Poaching	Jn Bond Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	24	5	8	Light Brown	Light Hazel	Brown		Lost the left thumb. Cuts on the back of 3rd & 4th fingers same hand	Imprisonment 3 Calendar Months	Orderly	25 Jul 1827
79	10 Oct 1827	10 Oct 1827	FOOKES Hy	Feloniously assaulting the preventative boat crew	Jno Bond Esq, Rev G Pickard junr	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	43	5	6	Dark Brown and a few Gray	Grey	Swarthy		The top of the fore finger left hand injured and crooked and the top of the second finger right hand injured	Bailed	Orderly	12 Nov 1827	By order of the Committing Magistrates. Order to discharge annexed to Warrant of Commitment
	10 Oct 1827	10 Oct 1827	FOOKES Henry	Feloniously assaulting the preventive Boatmen	Jno Bond Esq, Rev G Pickard junr	Church Knowle	Thatcher	Married	43	5	6	Dark Brown and a few Gray	Grey	Swarthy	9	The top of the fore finger left hand injured and crooked and the top of the second finger right hand injured	Bailed	Orderly	25 Oct 1827	By order of the Committing Magistrates. Order to discharge annexed to Warrant of Commitment
80	10 Oct 1827	10 Oct 1827	FOOKES Edwd	Further examination	Jno Bond Esq, Rev G Pickard junr	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	22	5	7½	Black	Hazel	Sallow		A large cut and two small ones on right cheek. A small cut between the two eye brows, warts on the back of both hands		Orderly	18 Oct 1827	Discharged on Commitment. Discharged by order of Jas Frampton Esq and J H Browne Esq. Order to discharge annexed by Warrant of Commitment
	10 Oct 1827	10 Oct 1827	FOOKES Edwd	Further examination	Jno Bond Esq, Rev G Pickard junr	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	22	5	7½	Black	Hazel	Sallow		A large cut and two small ones on right cheek. A small cut between the two eye brows, warts on the back of both hands	Discharged on Commitment	Orderly	18 Oct 1827
81	10 Oct 1827	10 Oct 1827	ELMS Jas	Further examination	Jno Bond Esq, Rev G Pickard junr	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	18	5	9	Dark Brown	Dark Hazel	Brown		A cut on the right side of the forehead and other cut right side of the right eye, several cuts on back of both hands		Orderly	18 Oct 1827	Discharged on Commitment. Discharged by order of Jas Frampton Esq and J H Browne Esq. Order to discharge annexed by Warrant of Commitment
	10 Oct 1827	10 Oct 1827	ELMS James	Further examination	Jno Bond Esq, Rev G Pickard junr	Church Knowle	Carpenter	Single	18	5	9	Dark Brown	Dark Hazel	Brown		A cut on the right side of the forehead and other cut right side of the right eye, several cuts on back of both hands	Discharged on Commitment	Orderly	18 Oct 1827	Discharged on Commitment. Discharged by order of Jas Frampton Esq and J H Browne Esq. Order to discharge annexed by Warrant of Commitment
		17 Mar 1828	FOOKES Henry	Assaulting Custom House Officer	By the Court												Acquitted	Orderly	17 Mar 1828	Previous No. 79
225	26 Jan 1829	26 Jan 1829	MANUEL Charles	Stealing a flushing jacket lined with green baize	J.H. Cope Esq, Justice of the Borr of Wareham	Church Knowle	Laborer		26								Hard Labor 3 Cal Months	Orderly	12 Jun 1829	Previous 21 Apr 1827
266	21 Feb 1829	24 Feb 1829	TAYLOR Robert the younger	Destroying rabbits - Poaching	Jn Bond Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	23	5	10¾	Very Dark Brown	Dark Hazel	Rather swarthy		High shouldered	Imprisonment one month	Orderly	23 Mar 1829
106	18 Jun 1829	18 Jun 1829	FOWKES Henry	Smuggling	Wm Pitt Esq, I Bingley Garland Esq	Church Knowle	Black Smith	Single	16	5	4½	Dark Brown	Dark Gray	Rather Sallow		A slight cut on the right cheek & a small spot on the left cheek. Cuts on the back of the left hand, on the back of the forefinger & below the bottom of the same finger & another on the bottom of the thumb same hand	To be imprisoned until he pay the penalty of £100	Orderly	10 Jun 1830	Discharged by order of I. B. Garland Esq one of the committing Magistrates. Order to discharge annexed to the Warrants of Commitment
	27 Jun 1829	27 Jun 1829	MARSHFIELD Elizabeth & Inft	Bastardy	J. Bond Esq, Rev G Pickard Junr	Church Knowle	Knitter	Single	18								To be set on Work 12 Cal Months	Orderly	26 Jun 1829 (sic)
18	22 Aug 1829	24 Aug 1829	CARTER Elizabeth	Bastardy	Willm Pitt Esq, J.H. Calcraft Esq	Church Knowle	Knitter	Single	25								To be set on work 3 Cal Months	Orderly	23 Nov 1829
23	9 Nov 1829	9 Nov 1829	WOOLFREYS Charles	Stealing hay	J. Bond Esq, Rev G Pickard Junr	Church Knowle	Digs Clay	Married	23	5	10	Light Brown	Gray	Fair		A mole in the right cheek bone & three or four pock marks on the forehead & a mole between the eyes. Little fingers both hands crooked	Hard Labor 3 Months	Orderly	11 Apr 1831
118	8 Mar 1830	8 Mar 1830	TAYLOR Robert the younger	Poaching	Rev. G Pickard junr			Rough Reqt									Imprisonment 6 Cal Months	Orderly	2 Jan 1831	See previous
264	14 Jan 1832	16 Jan 1832	WOOLFREYS Charles	Stealing Hay	Rev. G Pickard junr												Hard Labor 6 Cal Months	Orderly	9 Sep 1832
137	10 Jul 1832	10 Jul 1832	MANUEL Charles	Breach of Peace	J. Bond Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Married	28	6	1	Dark Brown	Hazel	Fair		A cut on the middle of the upper lip - another cut on the bridge of the nose, another striped cut longwise on the middle of the ? in lip - The nail of forefinger left hand injured & a cut on the back of another finger same hand just above the top joint	To find sureties for one year ? himself in £20 and 2 sureties in £10 each	Orderly	9 Jul 1803
193	23 Nov 1833	27 Nov 1833	TAYLER Geo	Poaching	Rev. G Pickard Jnr, Jas. C. Tyler Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	19	5	5½	Brown	Dark Hazel	Fair		A slight cut on the left side of the forehead & another cut in the left side of the upper lip. Languid. A large cut across the palm of the left hand	Hard Labor 1 Cal Month	Orderly	27 Dec 1833
338	10 Feb 1834	10 Feb 1834	TRENT Robert	Unlawfully assembling ? For an illegal purpose	Rev. N. Bond, Rev G Pickard	Church Knowle	Laborer	Married	25	5	11½	Brown	Gray	Fair	2	A cut on the upper lip under the right nostril. A long cut diagonally on the bottom of the middle of the little finger right hand	Pardoned on Condition of being kept to Hard Labor 12 Cal Months	Orderly	28 Sep 1834	Death recorded - These men received his Majesties free pardon
341	10 Feb 1834	10 Feb 1834	MANUEL Robt	Unlawfully assembling ? For an illegal purpose	Rev. N. Bond, Rev G Pickard	Church Knowle	Laborer	Married	34	5	9	Light Brown	Light Gray	Fair	2	A large cut on the bottom joint forefinger right hand & a long cut in the inside of the base of the left hand	Pardoned on Condition of being kept to Hard Labor 12 Cal Months	Orderly	28 Sep 1834	These men received his Majesties free pardon
342	10 Feb 1834	10 Feb 1834	WHITE James	Unlawfully assembling ? For an illegal purpose	Rev. N. Bond, Rev G Pickard	Church Knowle	Laborer	Married	35	5	7¼	Dark Brown	Gray	Rather Dark	6	A cut on the left cheek bone. Wink eye & lids. A cut in the top joint 3rd finger left hand. Another cut just above the middle joint forefinger same hand	Pardoned on Condition of being kept to Hard Labor 12 Cal Months	Orderly	28 Sep 1834	These men received his Majesties free pardon
343	10 Feb 1834	10 Feb 1834	STICKLAND John	Unlawfully assembling ? For an illegal purpose		Church Knowle	Works at the Clay pits	Single	16	5	4¾	Red	Gray	Fair		Hair curls on the forehead. Freckled in the face with summer moulds	Pardoned on Condition of being kept to Hard Labor 12 Cal Months	Orderly	28 Sep 1834	These men received his Majesties free pardon
209	22 Nov 1834	5 Dec 1834	TAYLOR Geo.	Poaching	J. Bond Esq												Hard Labor 2 Cal Months	Orderly	4 Feb 1835	See previous
25	25 Mar 1835	25 Mar 1835	RIDOUT James	Non payment of Poors Rate	Jos. Haswell Esq, Edward Dean Esq. Justices of the Borough of Wareham	Church Knowle	Pig Killer	Married	33	5	8¾	Light Brown & Gray	Light Hazel	Rather sallow	2	A mole in the middle of each cheek. Several cuts on the forefinger & thumb of the left hand	Imprisonment until the payment of 16/-	Orderly	11 Jul 1835	Ordered to be discharged by A. Frampton Esq Part of his earnings was paid to D Ford for the parish viz 16/* see his receipt in Book. The acct to be paid to the Parish Officers of Church Knowle.
	3 Jul 1835	3 Jul 1835	MANUEL Jas	Assault	J. Bond Esq, Rev. N. Bond	Church Knowle	Gardener	Single	34	5	9¼	Light Brown	Blue	Fair		Right hand crooked. Bottom joint forefinger same hand injured. Plus cuts on the forefinger left hand and across the right side of the firs?	Imprisonment 2 Cal Months	Orderly	2 Sep 1836
95	17 Oct 1835	17 Oct 1835	TAYLOR Jas	Assault	J. Bond Esq, J.A. Calcraft Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	17	5	3¾	Dark Brown	Dark Hazel	Rather Sallow		Several small scars over the left eye brow. A cut diagonally on the nose between the eyes - A cut across the right cheek bone, a small cut on the right side of the upper lip, another small cut at the right corner of the mouth. A large cut longwise on the back of the bottom of the left thumb	Imprisonment 2 Cal Months unless ?	Orderly	16 Dec 1835	See below for George Taylor
232	26 Dec 1835	11 Jan 1836	TAYLOR Geo.	Poaching	J. Bond Esq				17								Hard Labor 2 Cal Months	Orderly	10 Mar 1836	The same person as James Taylor
257	1 Feb 1836	1 Feb 1836	WHITE Willm	Desertion	John Barnett Esq, Justice of the Borough of Dorchester	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	22	5	6¼	Light Brown	Blue	Fair		A mole in the left side of the forehead		Orderly	10 Feb 1836	Recd the body of William White a Deserter to be marched to Plymouth - 10 Feb 1836. - ? ? ? Taken off by Route?
259	27 Jan 1836	3 Feb 1836	FOOKS Wm	Poaching	Rev. N. Bond	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	16	5	4¾	Brown	Light Gray	Fair		Flesh worms in the face. A large scar from the bite of a dog on the back of the left leg. Half way from the wrist to the elbow another above on the left shoulder	Imprisonment 3 Cal Months	Orderly	2 May 1836
269	6 Feb 1836	6 Feb 1836	FOOKS Ellis	Trespass	J. Bond Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	31	5	4¾	Very Dark Brown	Gray	Rather Sallow		Large scrofulous sores on the back of both hands	Hard Labor 1 Cal Month	Orderly	5 Mar 1836
107	15 Oct 1836	20 Oct 1836	TAYLOR Geo.	Poaching	J. Bond Esq, C Weld Esq												Hard Labor 3 Cal Months	Orderly	19 Jan 1837	See previous
242	24 Dec 1836	2 Jan 1837	FOOKS Joseph	Poaching	J.C. Tyler Esq	Church Knowle	Thatcher	Married	32	5	5¾	Very Dark Brown	Hazel	Fair		A cut diagonally on the middle of forehead. The 1st & 3rd finger right hand crooked having been broken. And a large scar extending from the bottom of the fore finger of the same hand diagonally through the middle finger & to the top joint 3rd Finger which is crooked. The little finger both hands crooked	Imprisonment six Cal Months unless he . -	Orderly	1 Apr 1837
48	14 Apr 1837	14 Apr 1837	TAYLOR Geo.	Trespass	E.J. Weld Esq												Hard Labor one Cal Month & to be corrected, ?	Orderly	12 May 1837	See previous 107
	14 Apr 1837	14 Apr 1837	TAYLOR Geo.	Stealing Potatoes	E.J. Weld Esq												7 Years Transportation
19	19 Sep 1837	19 Sep 1837	MANUEL Charles	Vagrancy. Leaving family chargeable	Rev. N Bond				30								Hard Labor 6 weeks	Orderly	30 Oct 1838
		8 Feb 1838	MANUEL Charles	Assault	J. Bond Esq, J.H. Calcraft Esq				30								Imprisonment 2 Cal Months	Orderly	7 Apr 1838
98	31 May 1838	31 May 1838	CARTER Elizth	Misbehaviour in a Workhouse	Wm. Mortimer Esq Justice of Wareham				34								Hard Labor 21 days	Orderly	20 Jun 1838	See previous No. 18
	14 Sep 1839	14 Sep 1839	MANUEL Charles	Assault	J. Bond Esq, I Mansell Esq												Imprisonment 1 Cal Month	Orderly	12 Oct 1839	See previous
65	22 Apr 1841	22 Apr 1841	FOOKS Thos	Smuggling	J.C. Tyler Esq, S Serrell Esq	Church Knowle	Thatcher	Single	15	4	10	Brown	Hazel	Rather Sallow		A cut on the right side of the middle of the nose & another cut at the left side left eyebrow & another small cut at the left side of the upper lip, a small mole close by it. - 3 small cuts centre top left. Man & Woman two swords X 1841 made left arm, cut	Imprisonment 6 Cal Months	Orderly	21 Oct 1841
66	22 Apr 1841	22 Apr 1841	FOOKS Jos the younger	Smuggling	J.C. Tyler Esq, S Serrell Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	18	5	6	Flaxen	Light Hazel	Fair		A cut in the upper side of the head, a mole in the right side of the neck - A cut in the ball of the the left thumb and the mark of a boil in the left wrist	Imprisonment 6 Cal Months	Orderly	21 Oct 1841
67	22 Apr 1841	22 Apr 1841	FOOKS Willm	Smuggling	J.C. Tyler Esq, S Serrell Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Married	21	5	7	Brown	Light Hazel	Fair	2	A small cut under the left eye. The mark of a large wound on the back of the left arm between the elbow & wrist joints & another wound on the upper shoulder - several cuts in the forefinger left hand & one of the thumb same hand	Imprisonment 6 Cal Months	Orderly	21 Oct 1841
68	22 Apr 1841	22 Apr 1841	FOOKS Jos	Smuggling	J.C. Tyler Esq, S Serrell Esq	Church Knowle	Thatcher	Married	38	5	6	Very Dark Brown	Light Hazel	Sallow	7	In the Marks Vol 3	Imprisonment 6 Cal Months	Orderly	21 Oct 1841
69	22 Apr 1841	22 Apr 1841	FOOKS Robert	Smuggling	J.C. Tyler Esq, S Serrell Esq	Church Knowle	Thatcher	Married	27	5	4	Dark Brown	Dark Gray	Rather Sallow		A small wart at the right corner left eye	Imprisonment 6 Cal Months	Orderly	21 Oct 1841
337	20 Nov 1841	1 Feb 1842	TAYLOR Robt	Trespass (Poaching)	J.C. Tyler Esq, S Serrell Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	38	5	11¼	Dark Brown & Gray	Dark Hazel	Dark Sallow		A cut on the hub of each hand. - a callous on the top joint forefinger left hand. High bridge to the nose	Hard Labor 3 Cal Months	Orderly	30 Apr 1842
176	8 Oct 1842	8 Oct 1842	FOOKES Thos	Night Poaching	J. Bond Esq, C Porcher Esq				17								Hard Labor 1 Cal Month and then find sureties	Orderly	7 Nov 1842
361	26 Sep 1840	29 Dec 1842	MANUEL Thos	Trespass Poaching	J. Bond Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	24	5	11½	Brown	Gray	Fair		A slight cut at the right corner right eye brow, bridge of the nose, ? In little finger right hand crooked -two cuts on the inside left hand one of them on the ball of the thumb. ? Features	Hard Labor 2 Cal Months	Orderly	28 Feb 1843
138	24 Sep 1842	24 Sep 1842	HOOD James otherwise ELMS	Trespass Breaking windows	C. Porcher Esq, J. Mansel Esq			Married	33	5	10	Very Dark Brown	Dark Hazel	Dark Sallow	4	A cut at the corner of the right eye. A cut over the left eye brow. A cut under the left nostril. Another cut under the left corner of the mouth. A cut	Hard Labor 2 Cal Months	Orderly	23 Nov 1842	See previous No 81
275	26 Nov 1842	26 Nov 1842	FOOKES Robt	Night Poaching	Rev. N. Bond, J. Mansell Esq												Hard Labor 3 Cal Months & find sureties	Orderly	25 Feb 1843	See previous No 69
518	11 Mar 1843	11 Mar 1843	LONG Robert	Trespass Poaching	Rev. G Pickard	Church Knowle	Laborer	Married	38	5	10½	Light Brown	Light Gray	Fair	7	Two large teeth in front of the upper jaw - a large mole on the left cheek near the nose & a small one on the opposite cheek. Little finger right hand very crooked. A cut on the side of the bottom joint left thumb	Hard Labor 1 Cal Month
122	7 Apr 1846	7 Apr 1846	HOOD alias ELMS James	Stealing Wearing Apparel	The Court of Quarter Sessions												3 Cal Months	Orderly	6 Jul 1846
23	27 Oct 1846	27 Oct 1846	WOOLFREYS Charles	Night Poaching	Rev N. Bond, Jno Mansel Esq	Church Knowle	Works in Clay Pit	Married	42						8		One Calendar Month & find Sureties		28 Nov 1846 - Entered into the required Sureties	Previous - 14 Jan 1832
14	23 Oct 1847	23 Oct 1847	ELMES Richard	Stealing from the Person	Robert Taylor Esq	Church Knowle	Carpenter	Single	25
231	9 Jan 1849	9 Jan 1849	FOOKES Joseph	Night Poaching	J.C. Tyler, J Mansel Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Married	44						8		Two Calendar Months & then to find sureties		8 Mar 1849 - Entered into Sureties
333	6 Feb 1849	7 Feb 1849	MANUEL Andrew	Breaking Windows, fine £1-1 Cost 14/6	S. Serrel Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	17								One Calendar Month		6 Mar 1849
45	25 Oct 1853	28 Oct 1853	FOOKES Thomas	Vagrancy exposing his person	S. Serrell, H.B. Cambridge Esq				28								One Calendar Month			Previous - 19 Feb 1850
91	3 Jan 1854	3 Jan 1854	HOOD alias ELMS James	Stealing Socks					44								One Calendar Month
46	29 Apr 1856	30 Apr 1856	FOOKES Thomas	Assault Fine £. Costs 14/11	S. Serrell Esq, Rev G.V. Garland				31								Two Calendar Months & then to find sureties		3 May 1856	Previous 24 Oct 1853
42	23 Apr 1858	23 Apr 1858	WOOLFREYS Joseph	Assault	Rev E S Bankes, R. Taylor Esq				19								Twenty One Days
		23 May 1861	FRY William	Misbehaviour Union Wareham		Church Knowle	Laborer	Married	36	5	6½	Brown	Blue	Fair	6	Cut in left eyebrow , lost 2 upper front teeth, lost the left eye, cut side little finger left hand				1st Time
		28 Feb 1861	PEVIL John	Assault with intent		Church Knowle	Laborer	Widower	55	5	6	Light Brown	Light Gray	Ruddy	4	Small mole right corner the mouth				1st Time
		27 Nov 1861	TAYLOR Robert	Stealing fowl		Knowle	Laborer	Married	63											5th Time
		29 Mar 1862	PEVERELL Henry	Rape		Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	29	5	8	Light Sandy	Gray	Fair		Nose inclines to the left, scar right side the neck, Cut 1st joint, 2nd finger left hand, Cut back 2nd & 4th finger right hand, 2 & 3 fingers right hand rather stiff & crooked				1st Time
		29 Oct 1862	WOOLFRIES Joseph	Assault		Church Knowle	Laborer	Single	23	5	11½									2nd Time
73	6 Dec 1864	6 Dec 1864	BRADFORD Josiah	Night poaching	J.H. Calcraft, J. Mowlam Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Married	30	5	6½	Light Brown	Light Gray	Sallow	3	Cut centre forehead, cut each side forehead				1st Time
72	6 Dec 1864	6 Dec 1864	DOREY Thomas	Night poaching	J.H. Calcraft, J. Mowlam Esq	Church Knowle	Farmer's Son	Single	21	5	7	Brown	Dark Hazel	Ruddy		Cut left corner the mouth. Scar side right hand, Cut side 1st finger left hand. Scar between 1st & 2nd joints same hand
		27 May 1870	PEVERELL John (alias PEVILL)	Assault		Church Knowle			64							[see] 28 Feb 1861				2nd Time
94	26 Dec 1876	26 Dec 1876	WOOLFREYS Alfred	Assault in Wareham Union	W.G. Boreham Esq, F. Filliter Esq	Church Knowle	Laborer	Widower	42	5	10	Dark Brown	Gray	Swarthy	2	Paralysed right side; spine injured; cut back of hand; several small moles back of neck; high nose; cut left corner left eye				1st Time
168	18 Jan 1878	19 Jan 1878	FRY Charles	Poaching (2 charges)	H. Monro Esq	Church Knowle (now Lytchett Minster)	Laborer		19	5	3	Brown	Hazel	Fair	2	Scar left jaw; a large -				1st Time
		19 Dec 1878	Woolfries Alfred	Misbehaviour Union	J.L. Skewes Esq				44											2nd Time- Previous 26 Dec 1876
21	31 Jan 1879	31 Jan 1879	FRY Charles	Stealing fowls	G.H. Bond Esq				20											1st Time

Dorchester Prison Admission and Discharge Registers 1782 - 1901 Church Knowle

Dorchester Prison Admission and Discharge Registers
1782 - 1901
Church Knowle