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History of Canewdon >> Canewdon Court Cases

Canewdon 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 Rudland 23 labourer
• Theft
• Canewdon
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 8 December 1856

• Case
• (d) William Wood
• (v) Sarah Underwood 12
• (w) Rachel Underwood and James Underwood farm bailiff
• Assault
• Canewdon
• Essex Quarter Sessions
• Ipswich Journal 9 January 1869

• Case
• (d) David Austin
• Arson
• Prittlewell and Canewdon
• Rochford Petty Sessions
• Ipswich Journal 8 November 1851

• Case
• (d) William Wood 28 labourer
• (v) Sarah Underwood (under 12)
• Child abuse
• Canewdon
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1869 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Alfred Fitch 20 shoeblack
• (v) William Outen
• Theft
• Canewdon
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 18 Essex Record Office

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