 Wandsworth Prison record, Education IMP ? |
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 Jul 29 2010, 01:31 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 15-October 08 From: UK Member No.: 2,541  |
A relative after a visit to the Metropolitan Archives to search Wandsworth prison records just sent me this....
Reg No: 11668 Committal: 11 March 1901 Southwark Offence: Assaulted a Policeman Sentence: 6 weeks hard labour Education: IMP (?) Age: 26 years Height: 5' 3" Trade: labourer Religion: C of E Born: London Previous Convictions: 3 Discharged: 20 April 1901 Does anyone know what Education IMP means? -------------------- Genealogy, The science of confusing the dead and irritating the living!
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Jul 29 2010, 03:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 177 Joined: 23-July 07 From: Manchester City Library, GMCRO, LRO(ish) Member No.: 1,594 |
I have seen many such entries in other prison registers. What I have seen before in the Education column is R + W Imp...which translates as Reads and Writes Imperfectly. I would suspect this may be a shortened version.
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Jul 29 2010, 04:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 15-October 08 From: UK Member No.: 2,541 |
Yes, that makes sense. Thanks for replying UK.
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