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New Westminster Gaol records
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- microform
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1875-1917 (Creation)
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- New Westminster Gaol
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80 cm of textual records; 4 reels of microfilm [B11362 - B11365]
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This series consists of records of the New Westminster Goal, including prisoner description books, monthly lists of prisoners, and prisoners' effects books, 1875-1917.
Description books are a record and description list of all prisoners received into New Westminster Gaol, showing date, name, occupation, age, height, hair, eyes, complexion, religion, nationality, proportions, weight, peculiar marks, read and write, married or single, temperate or intemperate, offence, sentence number of convictions and remarks.
Return of Prisoners confined in New Westminster Gaol are lists arranged by month showing prisoner number and name, offence or charge, date of trial, when received in gaol, where and by whom tried, sentence, religion, nationality, whether can read or write, date of discharge, conduct, occupation in gaol, and remarks.
Prisoners' effects books show date, name, property, officer, remarks, charge and sentence.
Records are arranged chronologically by type of record.
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Transferred from Dept. of Attorney General, 1950.
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These records are subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or other acts and access may be restricted. Please contact the BC Archives to determine the access status of these records.
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Accession number(s): GR-0309
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Use microfilm copy.
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- British Columbia. Dept. of the Attorney-General (Subject)
- New Westminster Gaol (Subject)
- New Westminster Gaol (Subject)