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History of Burnham-on-Crouch >> Burnham-on-Crouch Court Cases

Burnham-on-Crouch 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) Elias Hawes 36 labourer
• (v) John Rogers
• (w)
• Arson
• Burnham-on-Crouch
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 17 July 1847

• Case
• (d) Thomas Feast 23 fish hawker, John Palmer 25 ostler
• Uttering counterfeit coin
• Burnham-on-Crouch
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Arthur Smith 20 sieve mender, Navvy Smith alias Adolphus Smith 19 chair bottomer, Sampson Robinson alias Roberson 31 brazier, Thomas Whatnell 25 hawker
• (v) Abraham Bowerman Croxson, George Richardson
• Theft
• Burnham-on-Crouch
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Robert Wallaker 25 farm labourer, Francis Walling 50 ostler
• (v) John Kemp
• Theft and receiving
• Burnham
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

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