John Batts

Life archive ID obpdef1-487-18670506
Born 1846. Gender male. Height 5' 5". Occupation Labour Tailor. HISCO other. Religion Protestant (unspecified). Complexion fair or fresh (fair). Hair brown. Eyes hazel. Distinguishing marks scar, dimpled chin (dimple chin scar on back of left hand). Has tattoo no. First recorded April 1864.
Born
1846
Convicted
April 1864
Age 18.
Accused of Middlesex 3 years april /64 william batson.
Prison offence
18th November 1865
Age 19.
Held at Portland. Accused of threatenning language to the governer.
Prison offence
15th January 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of disobedience of order.
Prison offence
1st May 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of disturbing the queet of the hall and using violent language.
Prison offence
21st May 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of disobedience of orders, disturbing the quit of the separate cell.
Prison offence
24th May 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of idlesness on the work.
Prison offence
31st May 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of talking on parade refusing to work.
Prison offence
11th June 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of receiving (receiving some bread and cheese from a fellow prisoner).
Prison offence
20th June 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of finding fault with his dinner and refusing to take into his cell.
Prison offence
25th June 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of wilfully destroying his bread and putting it in his cell urinal also for putting his # there and in his urinal emplying his gruel on them.
Prison offence
29th June 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of idleness on the work.
Prison offence
15th August 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of disobedience of order.
Prison offence
20th August 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of wahing his breeches in his cell.
Prison offence
29th August 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of refusing to put out his mothers.
Prison offence
31st August 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of swing the medical officer unnecessary trouble and for insubordinate conduct.
Prison offence
15th September 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of highly insubordinate conduct on the works.
Prison offence
19th September 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of having some conviction in his cell this morning.
Prison offence
22nd September 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of distributing the quiet of the separate cell.
Prison offence
24th October 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of living his bad# to piece of insolence.
Prison offence
27th October 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of refusing to leave the informary when orders.
Prison offence
29th October 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of fighting with afellow prisoner.
Prison offence
12th December 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of refusing to leave the separate cell also for disturbing the quiet of the cell and making use of threatening language.
Prison offence
17th December 1866
Age 20.
Held at Portland. Accused of refusing to take his upper and using improper language.
Prison offence
3rd January 1867
Age 21.
Held at Portland. Accused of welfully having his blanket.
Prison offence
21st January 1867
Age 21.
Held at Pentonville. Accused of disorderly (disorderly and insubordinated in a conduct at excercise and refusing to obey orders).
Prison offence
25th January 1867
Age 21.
Held at Pentonville. Accused of insubordination and disobedience of orders.
Imprisoned
3rd May 1867
Age 21. Trade in prison Picker. Description of confinement Separate. Marital status Single. Occupation Labour Tailor. HISCO other. Religion Protestant (Protestant (unspecified)).
Committed 3rd May 1867 Mansion House. Held at Newgate.
Tried
6th May 1867
Age 21. Occupation Labour Tailor. HISCO other. Religion Protestant (Protestant (unspecified)).
Convicted 6th May 1867 Central Criminal Court. Tried at Old Bailey, London (central criminal court). Accused of theft (larceny person having been convicted felony, for stealing one watch and chain from the person of charles cadge). Found guilty. Sentenced to penal servitude, imprisonment. Sentence outcome was imprisoned.
Imprisoned
3rd June 1867
Age 21. Description of confinement Separate.
Held at Pentonville.
Prison offence
19th June 1867
Age 21.
Accused of talking and excerise refusing to obey orders threatening his officers and making use of foul and fiethy language towards the deputy governer.
Prison offence
22nd June 1867
Age 21.
Accused of attempting to commit suicide by hanging himself.
Prison offence
25th June 1867
Age 21.
Accused of attempting to commit suicide by hanging himself.
Imprisoned
28th June 1867
Age 21.
Held at Millbank.
Imprisoned
20th August 1867
Age 21.
Held at Broadmoor.
Imprisoned
15th September 1873
Age 27. Trade in prison Picker. Description of confinement Separate.
Held at Millbank.
Granted prison license
22nd October 1873
Age 27. Occupation Labour Tailor. HISCO other. Religion Protestant (Protestant (unspecified)).
Imprisoned
24th October 1873
Age 27.
Held at Licensed.