David Dowding

Question

Born 1938 wiltshire.david was triad 1858 was held in prison ,has anyone any information on his crime.

Comments

Hi Nigel. Unfortunately there seems to be a typo in one of the dates. Was this the 19th century or the 20th century? (You can edit your question to correct one date by using the edit link.)

Answer 1

On 31st March 1858 at Wiltshire Assizes held at Devizes a David Dowding was convicted of Robbery with violence and sentenced to 6 years penal servitude.

The Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette dated 8th April 1858 has an account of the trial.