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Arkesden 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) George Litchfield aka George Lichfield 19
- (v) William Smith
- Murder
- Arkesden
- Essex Assizes
- North Wales Chronicle 22 March 1836
- Case
- (d) Mynott Harvey 26 labourer
- (v) Allen Hurrell
- Theft
- Arkesden
- 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 Cowell 34 labourer
- (v) Samuel Taylor
- Theft
- Arkesden
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) George Hanchett 23 labourer
- (v) Sarah Hayden
- Attempted rape
- Arkesden
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) James Stock 64 carpenter
- (v) Nathan Bailey
- Theft
- Arkesden
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 15 Essex Record Office
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