| Evidence: | Details of prisoners committed with history of insanity: (presented in tabular form)
Reg. no. 734: 'Sister a lunatic. Could read and write on committal. Learnt several chapters of the New Testament. [Imprisoned] 1 month for assault.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Oct 1844 and 12 Oct 1845 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Reading county: Berkshire specific address: Reading Gaol other location: in his cell |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | anon [734] |
| Age | Unknown |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
| Occupation: | prisoner |
| 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: | [n/a] |
| Title: | Bible |
| Genre: | Bible |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (institution library) prison issue |
| Record ID: | 15350 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | John Field | |
| Title: | Annual Report to the Quarter Sessions, 13 October 1845 | |
| Location: | Berkshire Record Office | |
| Call no: | Q/ SO 20 | |
| Page/folio: | ff.260-261 |
| Citation: | John Field, Annual Report to the Quarter Sessions, 13 October 1845 Berkshire Record Office, p. Q/ SO 20, p. ff.260-261, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=15350, accessed: 23 May 2013 | |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 19th Jun 2009 11:47am (GMT)