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History of Broomfield >> Broomfield Court Cases
Broomfield 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) Emanuel Poulton 28 labourer
- (v) James Beadel
- Theft
- Broomfield
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Charles Green 23 blacksmith
- (v) Edward Layzell
- Theft
- Broomfield
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Harriett Devenish 35 wife of William
- Concealing birth
- Broomfield
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) John Brown alias Joseph Abbot 40 labourer
- (v) George Holland, George Stubbings
- Theft
- Great Leighs, Broomfield
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Arthur Reynolds alias Isaac 25 miller, Joseph May 33 labourer
- (v) William Marriage and Henry Marriage
- Theft
- Broomfield
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) William Gambling 28 farm labourer, John Harmond alias Harman 30 farm labourer
- (v) Henry Marriage
- Theft
- Broomfield
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Charles Smith 36 brickmaker
- (v) William Davey
- Theft
- Broomfield
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Arthur Richardson 24 dealer
- (v) George Crabb Harris Rolfe
- Theft
- Broomfield
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1869 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) John Thomas Sams 20 farm labourer, William Brown 18 farm labourer
- (v) William Everett, William Bott
- Theft
- Little Waltham, Broomfield
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 17 Essex Record Office
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