West Orchard

Dorchester Prison Registers 1782-1901

Transcribed and donated to the Dorset OPC Project by Sue Thornton-Grimes

The following list of prisoners in Dorchester Prison who gave their abode as West Orchard was compiled from Dorchester Prison Registers of Admissions and Discharges 1782-1901 held at the Dorset History Centre

Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Walter BROCKWAY 102	72	25	Sep 9 1841	Sep 10 1841	Thatcher	Married	1	TB Bower Esq	Articles of the Peace	NG PR1 D2 3
(first part unreadable) …on the inside right forefinger from the middle to the bottom joint			5 ft 5 3/4	dark brown	gray	rather sallow	Imprisonment 6 months	Orderly	1842 9th March


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Walter BROCKWAY 313	258	27	Dec 23 1843	Dec 23 1843	Labourer	Married	2	Lora Portman Revd Jno Watts	Trespass Poaching	NG PR1 D2 3
A pock mark upper part of thr right cheek, several warts on the back forefinger right hand			5 ft 5 3/4	dark brown	gray	fair	Hard Labor 2 Cal months unless	Orderly	1844 22nd Feb


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Thomas COLLINS	189	56	Mar 11 1817	Mar 12 1817	Shoemaker	Single		Rev. R Blackmore	Bastardy	NG PR1 D2 1
Hare lip in middle of top lip. Little finger left hand crooked			5 ft 3 1/4	black	light hazel	brown	Imprisonment 3 months and to be kept to hard labor unless 3.15.0d be sooner paid	Orderly	1817 June 3rd


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Sarah HUNT the wife of William Hunt + Inft. Mich. Sess.	68	39	Sep 16 1823	Sep 17 1823	Labourer	Married	2	Rev W F Grove Rev R Blackmore T B Bower Esq	Assault	NG PR1 D1 3 & NG OR1 D2 1
							Bailed	Orderly	1823 Sep 17	Discharged by order of C B Wollaston Esq. Order to discharge annexed on the back of Warrant of Commitment


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Matthew HUNT	132	25	Surrendered on Bail	Oct 16 1839	Labourer	Married	1	By the Court Mich. Session 1839	Stealing 2 Geese	NG PR1 D2 3
Several small cuts on the right side of the forehead. A cut across the left cheek. Several cuts on the thumb & forefinger left hand			5 ft 7 1/4	dark brown	gray	fair	Acquitted	Orderly	1839 Oct 17


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Hannah KING +Inft	191	32	Nov 27 1832	Nov 28 1832	Labourer	Single		Rev R Salkeld Chas Bowles Esq	Bastardy	NG PR1 D2 2
							To be set to work 12 Cal Months	Orderly	1833 Jun 6	By the order of the Committing Magistrates order to discharge attached to Warrant of Commitment


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
George LEMON Assizes	21	22	Apr 27 1813	Apr 30 1813	Labourer	Single		By the Court Easter Sess 1813	Lopping & topping	NG PR1 D2 1
Lusty			5 ft 7	brown	hazel	brown	No prosecution	somewhat disorderly	1813 Aug 6


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Charles LEMON	232	33	May 24 1847	May 24 1847	Labourer	Married	5	H F Yeatman Esq	Vagrancy - leaving family chargeable	NG PR1 D2 4
							One Cal Monrh	Orderly	1847 Jun 23


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Jno MEATYARD	69	40	May 8 1820	May 9 1820	Farmer	Single		T B Bower Esq Rev W F Grove	Bastardy	NG PR1 D1 3
A cut on the back of the middle finger right hand, near the nail. Lusty.			5ft 6	dark brown	hazel	brown	Hard labor 3 months	Orderly	1820 July 31	Maintained by Himself in prison


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Robert MOORE Assizes	22	32	Apr 27 1813	Apr 30 1813	Labourer	Married	6	By the Court Easter Sess 1813	Lopping & topping	NG PR1 D2 1
Sandy beard , a cut on the back of the left hand			5ft 7 1/4	sandy	gray	fair	No prosecution	Disorderly	1813 Aug 6


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Sarah MOORS +Inft	11	22	Mar 25 1834	Mar 26 1834	Washerwoman	Single		Rev R Blackmore Chas Bowles Esq	Bastardy	NG PR1 D2 2
							To be set on work 12 Cal months	Orderly	1835 Mar 25


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Samuel ROBERTS	323	22	Feb 21 1832	Feb 22 1832	Labourer	Single		Rev R Blackmore Chas Bowles Esq	Assault	NG PR1 D2 2
Scorbutic eruption in the face. ? on the fingers of the top joint left hand. A wart on the side of the top joint middle finger same hand. Little finger right hand crooked and all other fingers not quite straight.			5ft 7 1/2	brown	dark hazel	fair	Imprisoned 2 Cal months	Orderly	1832 Apr 21


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Charles ROBERTS	43	19	Apr 16 1832	Apr 17 1832	Labourer	Single		Chas Bowles Esq Rev R Blackmore	Breaking windows	NG PR1 D2 2
A large ? on the right jaw. A large pock mark on the left temple. A large cut on the back of the right hand.			5ft 6 1/2	dark brown	hazel	rather sallow	Hard labor two calendar months unless he	Orderly	1832 Apr 21	Paid his fine to me 10/- d 4/- costs. Together 14/-. Write to C Bowles Esq to inform him of it.


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Meshac WELLS Midsum Sess	156	19	Jun 30 1827	Jul 2 1827	Razor grinder	Single		P M Chitty Esq Justice of the Boro of Shaston	Stealing a quantity of Bacon	NG PR1 D2 2 & NG PR1 D1 4
Lightly pitted in the face with the smallpox			5ft 8	flaxen	gray	rather sallow	Acquitted	Orderly	1827 Jul 12	See also East Orchard prisoner list


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Ebenezer WILMOT Assizes	393	19	Mar 9 1830	Mar 10 1830	Coach maker	Single		Rev R Salkeld Rev W F Grove T B Bower Esq	Maliciously killing sheep and lambs	NG PR1 D2 2
Pock marks on the left side of the forehead and a cut on the back of the 2nd finger left hand			5ft 8	light brown	gray	fair	Transportation for life	Orderly	1830 Mar 23	Put on board the Captivity Hulk in Devonport Harbour


Name	No.	Age	Date of Commital	When Brought to Prison	Trade	Condition	No. of children	By whom Committed	Crime	Reference
Marks			Stature	Hair	Eyes	Complexion	Event of Trial	Behaviour in Prison	When discharged	Remarks
Joel WILMOT Assizes	394	17	Mar 9 1830	Mar 10 1830	Farmer	Single		Rev R Salkeld Rev W F Grove T B Bower Esq	Maliciously killing sheep and lambs	NG PR1 D2 2
			5ft 7	light brown	gray	fair	Transportation for life	Orderly	1830 Mar 23	Put on board the Captivity Hulk in Devonport Harbour

West Orchard

Dorchester Prison Registers 1782-1901

Transcribed and donated to the Dorset OPC Project by Sue Thornton-Grimes

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