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History of Bowers Gifford >> Bowers Gifford Court Cases
Bowers Gifford 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) William Killock and Sameul Dowsett
- (v) Richard Osborne
- Burglary
- Bowers Gifford
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 7 August 1824
- Case
- (d) William Stcok 21 bricklayers' labourer
- (v) William Willis
- Theft
- Bowers Gifford
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Charles Chaplin 39 labourer, Isaac Hall 47 labourer
- (v) Mary Creasy
- Theft
- Bowers Gifford
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
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