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History of Ardleigh >> Ardleigh Court Cases
Ardleigh Court Cases
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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 Serjeant
- (v) Samuel Blyth and Mark Scott
- Theft
- Langham and Ardleigh
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 4 January 1845
- Case
- (d) John Grantley 21 weaver, William Miller 17 labourer and John Miller 17 labourer
- (v) John Lott Nicholls
- Burglary
- Ardleigh
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 7 December 1844
- Case
- (d) John Bacon alias Wisbey alias Wisby 18 shoemaker
- (v) John Knowling
- Burglary
- Ardleigh
- Essex Quarter Sessions
- Ipswich Journal 22 October 1836
- Case
- (d) Henry Gloss Fitch baker
- (v) William James baker
- Embezzlement
- Ardleigh
- Essex Adjourned Sessions
- Ipswich Journal 20 May 1854
- Case
- (d) James Marchant 20 and William Youngs 21
- Arson
- Ardleigh
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 15 March 1845
- Case
- (d) Henry Bacon 22 and Henry Marchant 31
- (v) George Heigho
- Assault
- Ardleigh
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 15 December 1855
- Case
- (d) Robert Howard 14 labourer
- (v) Thomas William Nunn
- (w) William Cooper farm manager
- Arson
- Ardleigh
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 22 December 1866
- Case
- (d) Amos Walker 29 labourer
- (v) Herbert Temperly Hicks
- Arson
- Ardleigh
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 22 December 1866
- Case
- (d) Jeremiah Bond labourer
- (v) Thomas Hellen farmer and Thomas Birch Western
- Arson
- Ardleigh and Great Tey
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 9 March 1844
- Case
- (d) Solomon Howe, labourer; William Canham, labourer
- (v) Henry Leeks, beerhouse keeper
- Assault
- Ardleigh and Lawford
- Mistley Petty Sessions
- Ipswich Journal 26 August 1887
- Case
- (d) Ephraim Bland 21 labourer
- (v) Joseph Barber
- Theft
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) William Went 29 labourer
- (v) Thomas Smith
- Theft
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Ephraim Bland 21 labourer
- (v) George Bacon
- Theft
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Henry Warner alias Whiting 16 sailor
- (v) Ralph Smith
- Burglary
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Henry Mussett 38 bricklayer
- (v) Thomas Mann and William Matthews
- Theft
- Earls Colne
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Edward Cook 45 dealer
- (v) John Bromley
- Theft
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Matthew Hewes 25 sawyer, Thomas Grainger 25 gardener
- (v) Philip Curtis
- Theft
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
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