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History of Belchamp Otton >> Belchamp Otton Court Cases

Belchamp Otton 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.

• Case
• (d) Henry Cranfield 28 and Walter Cranfield 18
• (v) William Halls farmer
• Arson
• Belchamp Otton
• Essex Assizes
• Morning Chronicle 12 March 1835

• Case
• (d) Josiah Barrell beerhouse keeper
• Permitting gambling
• Belchamp Otton
• Hedingham Petty Sessions
• North Wales Chronicle 28 April 1888

• Case
• (d) William Cranfield 25 labourer
• (v) Thomas Pratt
• Theft
• Belchamp Otton
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Thomas Chatters 61 farm labourer
• (v) George William Eagle, Henry Harrison Baker
• Theft
• Belchamp St Paul, Belchamp Otten
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1871 Q/SMc 10, page 44 Essex Record Office

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