Debtors Prison - Lancaster
 

Helping someone with their tree and found one of their ancestors William Doxey/Docksey in Lancaster Prison in 1851 as a debtor. He had been a farmer.

One source said that mail used to be addressed to "Hoxtons Hotel" - can't remember the name exactly.

Wonder if anyone has access to newspapers for Derbyshire/Lancashire that could help me shed light on why he became a debtor.

Unfortunately all by subs have expired.

Thank you

There,s a William Docksey in Lancaster jail in 1848, a licensed victualler (hotel connection?) Previously of Liverpool. Could that be him? In the Gazette.

OC

Thanks OC -

Oops not Derbyshire but Leicestershire/Nottinghamshire and a Farmer

Not him I don't think - the one I want was a farmer was born Oxfordshire, married in Brailsford, Derbyshire in 1835 and was in Rothley, Leics in 1841. His wife is in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire in 1851.

In 1861 they are in Hinckley in Leics.

Wonder why he was in Lancaster gaol then, rather than his local prison?

OC

Is that right that there's no birth reg for Thomas b 1851 in Eastwood? I wondered if William wasn't around for the conception?

I couldn't see any further registrations after Alice and Mary who were registered before 1841.

Yes I wondered why he was at Lancaster. Wonder if its something to do with who he owed money to.

There's death for a William Henry Doxey in June qtr in 1851 which is why he didn't appear in the later census.

There is another William Docksey marrying in Manchester in 1875, seems possible he was the one in prison in 1848.

But what a coincidence that two men with such an unusual name should both be in the same prison for debt!

OC

Think there's only my William in there in 1851 though.

I can't find this death reg. Who are you saying it belongs to?

The man who married in Manchester in 1875 was born about 1852 according to the marriage entry. His father was George Docksey.