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History of Castle Hedingham >> Castle Hedingham Court Cases

Castle Hedingham 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) William Thomas Womack clerk
• (v) Thomas Moy coal merchant
• Theft
• Castle Hedingham
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 18 July 1874

• Case
• (d) James Hum 21 hawker
• (v) Mary Ann Coe
• (w) Linda Eary
• Assault
• Castle Hedingham
• Essex Quarter Sessions
• Morning Chronicle 24 October 1833

• Case
• (d) Sarah Edwards 68 straw plaiter, Mary Ann Edwards 24 straw plaiter, John Shelley 37 labourer
• (v) Edward Smith
• Theft
• Castle Hedingham
• 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 Prior 28 labourer
• (v) James Knight
• Theft
• Castle Hedingham
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) William Loft 33 bricklayer
• (v) John Hart
• Embezzlement
• Castle Hedingham and Gestingthorpe
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

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