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I have an ancestry hint that the abote chappy my 2x great grandfather was in the england and wales criminal register for the crime of manslaughter for which he recieved a months imprisonment on the 10th march 1838 anyone any idea how I can find out if this is true as there are quite a few John Westons out there?

Find My Past has some newspaper articles on it.
It happened in West Bromwich at his works, it was a young boy who sadly died. No other info on address or anything.

thanks very much gives me somewhere to start

Let me know if you find out anything Oscar. Not got FMP now.

oscar wrote:I have an ancestry hint that the abote chappy my 2x great grandfather was in the england and wales criminal register for the crime of manslaughter for which he recieved a months imprisonment on the 10th march 1838 anyone any idea how I can find out if this is true as there are quite a few John Westons out there?

Don't think that this is our John Weston working in a Rolling Mill..Oscar...The trial was in March 1838...our John was living in Bristol in 1838, he married there 4th.Nov.38. He was also
stated as a Chainmaker journeyman in 1841 census. (Still living in Bristol). He didn't return to Dudley (with family) until abt: 1845/6.

ok thanks sparks

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