Are you missing an ancestor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Perhaps they were held in Gloucester Gaol? Half of the prisoners held there were not originally from our county of Gloucestershire. Some came from as far away as Canada and Australia. Many came from other counties in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales as well, so check the list of prisoners’ surnames below to see if one of your relatives may have been incarcerated there.
The book contains photographs and criminal records for some of the prisoners held in Gloucester Gaol during 1870 and between 1883 and 1906 and is now available. Entitled ‘Victorian Prisoners in Gloucester Gaol – A Rogues’ Gallery’ it is on SPECIAL OFFER from the author at £8.00 plus UK Mail p&p of £3.00, Surface Mail p&p of £7.00 or Air Mail p&p of £10.00.
Published by The History Press in 2009, it has ISBN: 978-0-7524-5129-9. It contains information and mugshots of men, women and children from all round the world, not just from Gloucester or Gloucestershire. Perhaps your ancestor was there … see the list below
Prisoner Surnames
The following list includes the surnames of all the prisoners mentioned in the four albums, whether they have a photograph or not. It is NOT a list of all prisoners held in Gloucester Gaol in the relevant times.
ALCOCK(S, ALEXANDER, ALLEN, AMES, ANDREWS, APPLEBY, ARCHER, ARMSTRONG, ASTON, ATKINS, AVERISS, AYRES
BAILEY, BAKER, BALDWIN, BALE, BANKS, BARKER, BARLOW, BARNES, BARRETT, BARTLETT, BARTON, BATES, BAYLIS, BEAL, BEARCROFT, BEARD, BEDFORD, BENNETT, BERRY, BEST, BETTY, BICK, BICKNELL, BIGWOOD, BILLINGHAM, BILLINGTON, BIRD, BISHOP, BODEN, BOND, BONNICK, BOOTEN, BOOTH, BOSWORTH, BOTCHETT, BOWEN, BOWLES, BRACHER, BRADSHAW, BRAIN, BRAY, BREWER, BRIDGES, BRIGHT, BRITTON, BROOKS, BROWN, BRUTON, BURFORD, BURNETT, BURRINGTON, BURTON, BUTCHER, BUTLER
CAFLIN, CAKE, CALLAGHAN, CANTER, CARTER, CASTREE, CHANDLER, CHAPPEL, CHAPPLE, CHARLTON, CHERRINGTON, CHRISTY, CHURCH, CHURNSIDE, CLARE, CLARKE, CLAYTON, CLEMENTS, CLIFFORD, CLUTTERBUCK, COFFEE, COLE, COLEMAN, COLLETT, COLLINGBOURNE, COMPTON, COOK(E), COOPER, COTTERELL, COUNSELL, COURT, COX, CREW, CRITCHLEY, CROAKER, CROWDER, CROXSON, CULABINE, CUMMINGS, CUNNINGHAM, CURTIS
DALLIMORE, DA(U)NCEY, DARNELL, DAVENPORT, DAVI(E)S, DAWES, DAWSON, DAY, DEAL, DEANE, DEE, DELAVOUS, DICKENSON, DIGWEED, DIX, DIXON, DOBBS, DOBSON, DODD, DOORHAM, DOWNES, DUFFETY, DURHAM, DYER, DYKE
EATON, EDGAR, EDMONDS, EDWARDS, ELTON, ENGLAND, ESSEX, ETHERIDGE, EVANS, EWBANK
FALLOWS, FARMER, FEGAN, FERRARI, FISHER, FITZGERALD, FLETCHER, FLOYD, FLYNN, FOLEY, FOLLOWS, FORD, FORMBY, FOUNTAIN, FOX, FRANCIS, FREDERICKS, FRICKER, FRITH, FROST, FRY, FURBER, FUREY
GALTON, GARBETT, GARDNER, GARLAND, GARRET, GARRITY, GIBBS, GILES, GILL, GILLETT, GINGELL, GLOVER, GOLDING, GOODDEN, GOODWIN, GOUGH, GOULDING, GRANGER, GRANT, GREEN, GREENWOOD, GRIFFIN, GRIFFITHS, GRISWOOD, GRUNDY, GUNDY, GWILLIAM, GWYNN
HADE, HAINES, HALL, HALLAM, HALSON, HAMILTON, HANDFORD, HANDS, HANKWRIGHT, HARPER, HARRINGTON, HARRIS, HARRISON, HARTLAND, HARVEY, HATHAWAY, HATTON, HAWKES, HAWKINS, HAYES, HAYNES, HAYWARD, HEMMINGS, HENDY, HENRY, HERBERT, HEWLETT, HIGGINBOTTOM, HIGGINS, HIGGS, HILL, HILLIER, HINTON, HIRONS, HODNETT, HOLBROOK, HOLDER, HOLLAND, HOLLINSHEAD, HOLLOWAY, HOOPER, HOPLEY, HOPSON, HORN, HOWARD, HOWELLS, HUCKER, HUDD, HUGHES, HULLS, HUMPHRIES, HUNTLEY, HURCOMBE, HYAM, HYDE
ILES, IRELAND
JACKSON, JAMES, JAMESON, JARVIS, JENKINS, JEYNES, JOBBINS, JOEL, JOHNS, JOHNSON, JONES, JORDAN, JUBB
KEAR, KELLY, KENDALL, KENEDY, KENT, KERRIDGE, KEY, KIDWELL, KILMINSTER, KING, KINGDOM, KINSEY, KINSMAN, KIRK, KNIGHT, KNIGHT
LAKIN, LANCASTER, LANDER, LANE, LANG, LASBURY, LAW, LAWSON, LEA, LEDIARD, LEE, LEONARD, LEWIS, LIMBRICK, LITTLEY, LIVINGSTONE, LLOYD, LODGE, LONG, LONGSTREET, LORD, LOUD, LOVELL, LOVESY, LOW, LOWRIE, LUCAS, LUGG, LUSTY
MACKAY, MACKLIN, MADDEN, MAGUIRE, MALONEY, MANSELL, MAPP(S), MARINI, MARLOW, MARSH, MARSHALL, MARSTON, MARTIN, MASON, MASTERS, MATTHEWS, MAY, McDONALD, McKENNA, McKENZIE, McKINDER, McLEAN, McLEAN, McSHEEDY, MEDLICOTT, MEMORY, MERCHANT, MERIDITH, MERRIDAY, MERRIMAN, MERRITT, MILES, MILLARD, MILLER, MILLINER, MILLINGTON, MILLS, MILLWOOD, MILTON, MINTON, MITCHELL, MOLE, MONA, MONTAGUE, MOORE, MOREFIELD, MORGAN, MORRIS, MORRISH, MOSEN, MOSS, MOTT, MOYNIHAN, MURPHY, MYTTON
NASH, NELMES, NELSON, NEWMAN, NICHOLAS, NICHOLLS, NOBLE, NORTON, NUTBURN
O’BRIEN, OGDEN, O’HAGAN, OLAND, O’LEARY, OLIVER, OLSEN, O’MORE, O’NEILL, O’NIEL, ORGAN, ORPWOOD, O’RYAN, OSBORNE, OTTON, OWEN
PAGE, PAISH, PALMER, PARKINSON, PARR, PARRY, PARSONS, PARTRIDGE, PASSEY, PATES, PAYNE, PAYTON, PEARCE, PELLING, PENNINGTON, PENRY, PERKS, PHELPS, PHILLIPS, PIEPHO, PINCHIN, PITCHER, POCKET, POCKETT, POLLARD, POOL(E), POPE, PORTER, POWELL, PREADY, PREECE, PREEDY, PRESBURY, PRICE, PRINCE, PRITCHARD, PROBERT, PROSSER, PUFFETT, PURNELL, PYSER
QUAINTON
RADFORD, RAYNER, REA, READ, REEKS, REES, REEVES, REIDY, RIDLEY, RILEY, ROACH, ROBBINS, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, ROGERS, ROSE, ROSS, ROSSER, ROWE, ROWLAND, RUDGE, RUMMINS, RUTTER, RYAN
SADLER, SAGE, SAMPSON, SANDALL, SANDERS, SARGEANT, SARONEY, SAUNDERS, SCHMID, SCOTT, SCRIVEN, SEARLE, SELBY, SELLICK, SHEARMAN, SHELLARD, SHEPPARD, SHERRINGTON, SHIELD, SHIELS, SHINN, SHIPWAY, SHORT, SHOVELL, SIMMON(D)S, SIMSON, SIRRELL, SKERRETT, SKIPP, SLACK, SMALLMAN, SMITH, SNOW, SOUL(E), SOUTHEY, SPENCER, SPIERS, STALLARD, STANLEY, STANTON, STEPHENS, STOKES, STONE, STOREY, STRATTON, STYLES, SULLIVAN, SURRIDGE, SUTHERLAND, SUTTON, SWANN, SYMONDS
TAFT, TAYLOR, TENNANT, TETSELL, THOMAS, THOMPSON, THORN, THORNHILL, THORNTON, THURNEY, TILEY, TILLING, TILTON, TIPPER, TITCH, TOBIN, TOMMING, TREEBY, TRESSIKER, TRIPP, TUCKER, TUDHOPE, TUDOR, TURNER
UNDERWOOD
VALLYATT, VAUGHAN, VEDMORE, VERRIER, VICKS, VINCENT
WAINE, WAINWRIGHT, WAITES, WALFORD, WALKER, WALL, WALLBRIDGE, WALSH, WALTON, WARD, WARNER, WATKINS, WATSON, WATTS, WEBB, WEBLEY, WEEKS, WELSH, WENT, WEST, WHEELER, WHITE, WHITTAKER, WICKS, WILCOX, WILKES, WILKES, WILLIAMS, WILLIFORD, WILLIFORD, WILLIS, WILSON, WILTSHIRE, WINDOWS, WINDSOR, WINGROVE, WINNIATT, WINSTONE, WITHERS, WOOD, WOODHOUSE, WOOKEY, WORGAN, WORKMAN, WRIGHT, WYATT, WYNDE
YATES, YEATES, YOUNG