1920s 30s Prison

[BROXX58]

Does anyone know where a convicted female from Sheffield would be sent to in the late 1920s early 30s?

Her crime was I believe shoplifting and I know she spent time in a women's prison, family folklore says Manchester but I'm not sure.

Can't find any info on ancestry website so hopefully someone will point me in the right direction for information.

Thanks 

[cressida]

Styal Prison,  Cheshire or Holloway    Sorry,  maybe a York prison.

[GabrielC]

4 hours ago, BROXX58 said:

Does anyone know where a convicted female from Sheffield would be sent to in the late 1920s early 30s?

Her crime was I believe shoplifting and I know she spent time in a women's prison, family folklore says Manchester but I'm not sure.

Can't find any info on ancestry website so hopefully someone will point me in the right direction for information.

Thanks 

It might be worth trying  Kew Records Office in London it's surprising on what is kept in the archives or Sheffield Archives. To help in you search make you have a full name her address and a rough year to go on. 

[only_me]

On 08/04/2024 at 16:30, BROXX58 said:

Does anyone know where a convicted female from Sheffield would be sent to in the late 1920s early 30s?

Her crime was I believe shoplifting and I know she spent time in a women's prison, family folklore says Manchester but I'm not sure.

Can't find any info on ancestry website so hopefully someone will point me in the right direction for information.

Thanks 

Strangeways did have a female wing up until 1963, so maybe the folklore is correct.  Women from Sheffield were sent there for minor offences and even to be hanged.