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History of Braintree >> Braintree Court Cases
Braintree 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) Benjamin Cox 39 labourer
- (v) John Hodges
- Theft
- Braintree
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 8 December 1856
- Case
- (d) Henry Hitchcock 22
- (v) Robert Rolfe and Robert Philemon, farmers
- Arson
- Braintree
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 6 March 1850
- Case
- (d) William Henry Tunbridge labourer
- Assault
- Braintree
- Braintree Petty Sessions
- Birmingham Daily Post 4 April 1891
- Case
- (d) George Currey 29 post office letter carrier
- Theft
- Braintree
- Essex Assizes
- Daily News 3 December 1859
- Case
- (d) William Wakeling labourer
- Braintree
- Braintree Petty Sessions
- Poor Law Offence
- The Champion and Weekly Herald December 23 1838
- Case
- (d) Alfred Coote carpenter and Isaiah Fish 18 bricklayer
- (v) Richard Baynes
- Arson
- Braintree
- Essex Assizes
- Bristol Mercury 26 July 1845
- Case
- (d) Thomas Carnell journeyman shoemaker
- Failing to maintain wife
- Braintree
- Braintree Petty Sessions
- Ipswich Journal 3 May 1888
- Case
- (d) Josiah Nash 22 weaver
- (v) John Raven
- Theft
- Braintree
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Walter Cook 21 weaver and John Spooner 18 hawker
- (v) William Potter
- Burglary
- Braintree
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) John Gage 30 labourer and James Spearman 30 weaver
- (v) William Shaw
- Theft
- Braintree
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Jane French 22 silk winder
- (v) Samuel Courtauld
- Theft
- Braintree
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Matilda Rutland alias Prentice 35 silk weaver
- (v) Messrs. Samuel Courtauld
- Theft
- Braintree
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Robert Byford 16 labourer
- (v) James Nash
- Theft
- Braintree
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) James Nash 15 weaver
- (v) Eliza Wenden
- Theft
- Braintree
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Thomas Webb 38 weaver
- (v) William Hawkes
- Theft
- Braintree
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) James Hales 26 labourer, William Payne 43 labourer, Edward Mortier 29 labourer, Alfred Perry 25 carter
- (v) Charles Sandars
- Theft and receving
- Braintree
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
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