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History of Chignal St. James >> Chignal St. James Court Cases

Chignal St. James 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) Jarvis Hopkins Brewster dissenting minister
• (v) Lucy Johnson 11
• Indecent assault
• Chignal St. James
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 5 August 1887

• Case
• (d) John Coleman jnr.
• (v) Henry Marriage jnr.
• Theft
• Chignal St James
• 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 Lord
• (v) Henry Marriage
• Theft
• Chignal St James
• 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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