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Aldham Court Cases

For a full explanation of these court cases and how to further research them, please look at our Essex Court Cases page.

The information is supplied in the following format:

• (d) defendant's name, age and occupation (when given)
• (v) victim's name, age and occupation (when given)
• (w) witness names, age and occupation (when given)
• Offence
• Place offence committed and places mentioned where the (d), (v) or (w) lived. Some of the defendants may have been from neighbouring parishes not mentioned by name, or itinerant wanderers.
• The court hearing the case.
• The source newspaper or archive reference.

• Case
• (d) Leonard Lambert 23 labourer, William Hurrell 20 labourer, Elisha Hurrell 24 labourer and William Taylor 25 labourer
• (v) James Miles farmer
• Threats to damage property
• Aldham
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 14 December 1844

• Case
• (d) William Wass and John Wass
• (v) Samuel Bentley farmer
• (w) Thomas Green miller, William Ward, Alfred Hurrell, John Parmenter labourer, Enoch Bibby harness maker and William Beer farmer
• Arson
• Aldham
• County Magistrates’ Office
• Ipswich Journal 14 October 1848

• Case
• (d) John Drane
• (v) William Ducks
• (w)
• Theft
• Aldham
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 13 March 1830

• Case
• (d) James Williamson 18 baker, George Perry 18 drover
• (v) George Lithgow, James Moss, Zachariah Cant
• Theft
• Aldham, Fordham and Copford
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Robert Ransome 28 railway goods yard, Jesse Peters 25 railway goods guard, George Northover 49 plate layer
• (v) Great Eastern Railway
• Theft
• Aldham
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 24 Essex Record Office

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