The Derbyshire County Council's Record Office has compiled a list of 19th-century inmates (pdf) and the crimes they committed.
The document features the records of all prisoners held at the County Gaol in Derby from 1800 to 1819.Other offenses included "Having a hare," "Taking swan's eggs," and "Pretending to have skill."
Reasons for imprisonment included "feloniously milking a cow", being an "incorrigible rogue", "vagabond", or "lewd woman" and suffering from "indolence". [Link]
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