Ancestry UK

Debtors' Prisons

A separate page gives background information on Debtors' Prisons.

England

Berkshire

Cheshire

Cornwall

Derbyshire

Devon

Dorset

Gloucestershire

Hampshire

Kent

London

Northumberland

Nottinghamshire

Shropshire

Somerset

Staffordshire

Surrey

Sussex

Warwickshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

  • Debtors' Prison, Hall Garth, Minster Yard South, Beverley
  • County Gaol / HMP York, York Castle, York

West Riding of Yorkshire

  • Low or Town Gaol for Debtors only, Gaol (or Jail) Lane, Halifax
  • Debtors' Prison, Castle Yard, Knaresborough
  • Debtors' Prison, Ripon
  • Debtors' Prison, Rothwell
  • Eccleshall Debtors' Prison, Tudor Street (later Thomas Street), Sheffield
  • Hallamshire Liberty Gaol, Sheffield

Scotland

Midlothian

  • Debtors' Gaol, Edinburgh