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History of Chelmsford >> Chelmsford Court Cases

Chelmsford 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) Moses Ketley 19 fisherman and William Smith 19 fisherman
• (v) Thomas French, smackowner
• Theft
• Chelmsford
• Essex Adjourned Sessions
• Ipswich Journal 20 May 1854

• Case
• (d) Hannah Hodge wife of George Hodge
• Incitement
• Moulsham
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 23 July 1825

• Case
• (d) Henry Augustus Munns 28 soldier Royal Marine
• (v) Charlotte Turner
• Assault
• Chelmsford
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 17 December 1864
  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 Harding 48 labourer
• (v) Alfred Freeman and Thomas Gilby
• Theft
• Chelmsford
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Lewis Reddick 14 errand boy
• (v) Joseph Fry
• Embezzlement
• Chelmsford
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Benjamin Wilks 43 labourer
• (v) Joseph Reader and John Shedd
• Theft
• Chelmsford
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Rebecca Dines 33 boy's capmaker
• (v) John Green
• Fraudulent conversion
• Chelmsford
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Benjamin Wilks 44 labourer
• (v) John Lilly
• Theft
• Chelmsford
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Lewis Hunt 22 shoemaker
• (v) Joseph Burton
• Theft
• Chelmsford
• 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 Wilshire 19 labourer
• (v) John Darby
• Embezzlement
• Chelmsford
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

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