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Richard Over
Born 1825. Place of birth London (holborn London, holborn). Gender male. Height 4' 3". Religion Protestant (unspecified). Hair red. Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks heart left arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love. Tattoo descriptions heart. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1st January 1804.
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John Pugh
Place of birth Denbigh (wrexham denbigh). Gender male. Hair brown (lt bro, light brown). Eyes hazel (d haz). Distinguishing marks atapa anchor inside left arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words atapa. Tattoo descriptions anchor. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1st January 1804.
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Elijah Toogood
Place of birth ruckton. Gender male. Hair brown (dk brown, dark brown). Eyes hazel. Distinguishing marks scar (d. ### inside left arm scar on left little finger). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1st January 1804.
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James Smith
Gender male. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes grey. Distinguishing marks pitted pockmarked (thickly ppitted indecent & figure of a woman & tree inside rt. arm d. w crucifix woman man r & half a moon on left arm -). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects nature, sex, names and initials, astronomy, religion. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions figure, moon, woman, half, indecent, tree, man, crucifix. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1st January 1804.
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John Radford
Place of birth Bradford (bradford wilts). Gender male. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks ring pricked mid finger rt hand. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects jewellery. Tattoo descriptions ring. Tattoo body locations finger, hand. First recorded 1st January 1804.
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Reuben Pennington
Place of birth huddersfld. Gender male. Occupation Stonemason and carver. HISCO other. Hair brown (dark brown, d brown). Eyes hazel. Distinguishing marks m on rt arm ring on mid finr left hand. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects jewellery, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions ring. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1st January 1804.
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Robert Stevens
Place of birth chedworth glo'ster. Gender male. Hair brown (brown thin on top, brown, think on top). Eyes hazel. Distinguishing marks dot (mermd. j.r.s.l.e.m.h.c.t.p. & anchor rt arm - lost rt. thumb woman anchor j.s. and 7 dots on left arm crop pricked on fore & mid finger left hand). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions mermaid, woman, anchor, dot. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1806.
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John Burns
Gender male. Hair brown (dark brown, d brown). Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks pitted pockmarked (thickly ppitted hope & anchor & do <[hope & anchor]> in letters - man on rt. arm crucifix c b. anchor heart dart j. n k j. on left arm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, naval, names and initials, religion. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions dart, anchor, man, hope, heart, letters, crucifix. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 13th January 1809.
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James Burton
Born 1813. Place of birth London. Gender male. Hair red. Eyes brown. Distinguishing marks pitted pockmarked (pockpitted flag anchor m s boa left arm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects national identity, naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions flag, anchor. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 14th January 1809.
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10.
Daniel Newham
Born 1802. Gender male. Hair red, brown (redh. brown, reddish brown). Eyes blue (d blue). Distinguishing marks bust of a woman sun 2 flags s.t.m crucifix wheel on rt arm, crucfx woman on left arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects national identity, names and initials, astronomy, religion. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions woman, wheel, flags, sun, crucifix. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 14th January 1809.
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Thomas Hill
Place of birth Hereford. Gender male. Hair red, brown (redh brown, reddish brown). Eyes hazel. Distinguishing marks heart darts t.h. crucifx ins left arm anchor & woman on rt. arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions woman, anchor, heart. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 14th January 1809.
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William Skinner
Place of birth London (islington). Gender male. Hair brown. Eyes hazel. Distinguishing marks p. l. l. on left arm e. s. woman w. s. r. s. h. s. t. s. b. s. on rt. arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions woman. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 14th January 1809.
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Francis Tregarthen
Place of birth Penzance (penzance cornwall). Gender male. Hair brown (d brown thin on sides, dark brown, thin on sides). Eyes hazel. Distinguishing marks scar (stout made ship on rt. arm small scar on rt. side of chin). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval. Tattoo descriptions ship. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 14th January 1809.
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Robert Bennett
Place of birth Croydon. Gender male. Hair brown (dark brown, d brown). Eyes hazel (d hazel). Distinguishing marks woman on left arm r.p. j b r s. wreath on rt arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects death, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions woman, wreath. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 14th January 1809.
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15.
Martin Hogan
Gender male. Hair brown. Eyes hazel. Distinguishing marks merd. above e. jt. rt. arm. crucifix heart darts cross. m.n.e.c. ins same arm. anchor &c feint ins left arm. ring on mid fingr. same hand.. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, jewellery, naval, names and initials, religion. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions ring, anchor, cross, heart, crucifix. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 14th January 1809.
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John Cue
Place of birth Hythe (hythe kent). Gender male. Hair brown. Eyes grey. Distinguishing marks scar (merd. & 1/2 moon on rt. arm scar back of left hand). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects astronomy. Tattoo descriptions moon. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 14th January 1809.
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James Miller
Place of birth pooley street. Gender male. Hair red, brown (lt reddish brown, light reddish brown). Eyes grey (lt grey). Distinguishing marks anchor ins left arm.. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval. Tattoo descriptions anchor. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 14th January 1809.
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Robert Kemp
Place of birth near bury st edmonds. Gender male. Hair brown (dark brown, d brown). Eyes hazel. Distinguishing marks scar, mark (scar on forefinger rt hand. scar on thumb same hand 2 p. marks on forehead). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo body locations forehead. First recorded 14th January 1809.
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James Pitman
Place of birth Dorset (sherborne dorset). Gender male. Hair brown. Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks scar (scar on right cheek - woman - j.p. 1823 left arm sun moon fish ins rt. arm rings on ring & middle fingers rt. hand). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects jewellery, year, naval, names and initials, astronomy. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions moon, woman, rings, ring, fish, sun. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 14th January 1809.
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John Harry
Place of birth nr. tragney. Gender male. Hair brown. Eyes hazel. Distinguishing marks dot (h. ins left arm 5 dots betn fing & thumb left hand). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions dot. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 14th January 1809.
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