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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) Edward Bacon 28 sawyer, Henry Goody 41 labourer, James Herbert 20 labourer
- (v) John Bromley
- Theft
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) George Marchent 29 labourer, Henry Bacon 29 labourer
- (v) Robert Petney
- Assault
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Amos Walker 29 labourer
- (v) Herbert Temperley Hicks
- Arson
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) John Pentney alias John Everitt 22 labourer
- (v) Edward Abbott
- Theft
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1867 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) John Everitt alias Pentney 22 labourer, John Gladden 24 chimney sweep
- (v) Ann Nevard
- Burglary
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) William Howard 19 farm labourer, John Smith 18 farm labourer
- (v) Joseph Smith
- Burglary
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1869 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) John Ramsey, George Rookard
- (v) Joel Dorlin
- Theft
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1869 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Henry Bacon 33 bricklayer's labourer, Henry Young 20 bricklayer's labourer, Robert Long 19 farm labourer
- (v) Thomas Moy
- Theft
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 11 Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Abraham Waller 40 labourer
- (v) Herbert Temperley Hicks, George Green Fenn
- Theft
- Ardleigh
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 11 Essex Record Office
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