I notice Ancestry now have "England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 "
A quick scan of the index reveals all my favourite North Meols surnames names but the detail is for premium subs only Anyone know what sort of detail I can expect to see if I take the plunge and upgrade?
I clicked on about England & Wales Criminal Registers and it says -
This database contains criminal registers from England and Wales for the years 1791-1892. The criminal registers are a listing of individuals charged with crime. The registers provide information about the charged individual, their trial, and sentence (if convicted) or other outcome. Information listed may include:
Information obtained from these registers may be able to lead you to other records. For example, if you have a date and place of trial, you will know when and where to search for court records. Other criminal records to consult include:
Calendar of Prisoners
Prison Registers
Court records such as depositions, indictments, and case files
Warrants, including pardons, reprieves, and transfers of prisoners
Transportation records
For more information about these other records, where they’re located, and how to search them, consult The National Archives (TNA) online research guide publication, “Tracing 19th and 20th Century Criminals”, available at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
hope that helps you. I suppose if you think it would assist then you could take out a months membership for a start
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I had a quick search for the family name I have so much about - Dovey. Quite a few and at least one sentenced to death. But none looked like they belonged to my lot
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I found one of my lot my G G Grandmother. I had quite a bit on the case anyway but did fnd that when she comtited the crime (larceny) that she was a domestic servant and the way it read says she stole from her employer.
Also found a distant cousin aquitted of manslaughter he had had a fight with his cousin and the cousin died. (Leadbetters). I was able to find the report on the case in the newspaper so if you find someone and are not sure if they are your lot. Have a look on the newspaper site and you may get more info to link them in.
Germaine
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I had a quick search for the family name I have so much about - Dovey. Quite a few and at least one sentenced to death. But none looked like they belonged to my lot
well I put in Halsall and they ALL look like my lot
Also found a distant cousin aquitted of manslaughter he had had a fight with his cousin and the cousin died. (Leadbetters)
Is that Miles Blundell? ( a 4th cousin of mine, married to my 2nd cousin Betty Howard) The record shows he was accused of manslaughter, but fined, presumably for assault or affray. Can't make out the sum, looks like 1 shilling
(yes I took out a sub - looks like I will be cancelling my FMP sub to compensate)
no Brian it was a Nicholas Leadetter so we have another one with a Blundell in there. Gosh they liked to fight things no different in those days was it.
Will go and have a look at that one
Germaine
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but the detail is for premium subs only 
Anyone know what sort of detail I can expect to see if I take the plunge and upgrade?
