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Borley 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) Samuel Poole
• (v) Charles Hammond Branwhite
• Arson
• Borley
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 13 July 1844

• Case
• (d) Samuel Pool 19 labourer
• (v) Hammond Branwhite
• Arson
• Borley
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 20 July 1844

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