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Tin Fields

Tin Fields Report 2 Jul 2005 18:01

Hi Jennifer The person in question definately wasn't mad, it was the 'terminology' used when I was given the information. I'll try the site you suggested, don't have anything to lose1 Thanks again Lisa

Tin Fields

Tin Fields Report 2 Jul 2005 17:59

Thanks Nell I'll do that! Lisa

Unknown

Unknown Report 2 Jul 2005 17:52

Lisa Newspapers archives are NOT generally online. You have to go to the relevant county records office and look there. nell

Jennifer

Jennifer Report 2 Jul 2005 17:51

What you can uncover would depend if the person in question was sentenced to a term of inprisonment, because ' At His Majesty's Pleasure' is a term used for someone mentally unfit who was detained for an indefinite period, if this was the case the information may be restricted. Try doing a search on the name in TNA catalogue. Jennifer

Tin Fields

Tin Fields Report 2 Jul 2005 17:41

Hi Nell How on earth do I go about looking it up on microfilm, would the newspaper have an archive online? Lisa

Unknown

Unknown Report 2 Jul 2005 17:38

No. You would need to know which prison he was in, and for recent info you would have to contact the Home Office, who might not release the information. If you had an idea about when s/he was detained, you could look in the relevant local/national newspapers on microfilm. nell

Tin Fields

Tin Fields Report 2 Jul 2005 17:28

Hi My brain is in overload, small amount of information and I have new leads! If someone was ' detained at Her Majesty's Pleasure' for a short spell in the 1940's, does a website exist that would give me definate proof that this was in fact true? Thanks Lisa