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Colchester 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) Mary Ellen Collier elder and younger, and John McAuliff railway labourer
- Concealment of birth
- Colchester
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 7 December 1844
- Case
- (d) James Boag
- Forgery
- Colchester
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 16 March 1850
- Case
- (d) Eliza Ann Cheverton 28
- (v) Emma Cheverton
- Murder
- Colchester
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 15 March 1862
Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Elias Springett 22 miller and William Springett 26 miller
- Fraud
- Colchester
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 13 March 1858
- Case
- (d) John Forley 18 soldier, John Fogerty 22 soldier, Francis McEwan 20 soldier and William McGrath soldier
- (v) Richard Hart
- Burglary
- Colchester
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 13 March 1858
- Case
- (d) John Smith and William Hollis
- (v) Hannah Brown deceased
- Body stealing
- Colchester
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 31 July 1830
- Case
- (d) William Richard Hamilton
- (v) Ephraim Giles
- Theft
- Colchester
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 23 July 1825
- Case
- (d) Thomas Barham 21 bricklayer’s labourer and Charles Barham 19 soldier
- (v) Charles Braddy police officer
- Assault
- Colchester
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 15 December 1855
- Case
- (d) William Osborne 30 shoemaker
- (v) Anne Osborne
- Attempted Murder
- Colchester
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 16 December 1843
- Case
- (d) Henry Clark 24 labourer
- (v) James Humm
- Theft
- Colchester
- Colchester Borough Sessions
- Ipswich Journal 13 July 1833
- Case
- (d) Edward Dowson 14 tailor
- (v) Andrew Ross
- Theft
- Colchester
- Colchester Borough Sessions
- Ipswich Journal 13 July 1833
- Case
- (d) Samuel Ridgley cabinet maker
- (v) Thomas Hills
- Assault
- Colchester
- Colchester Borough Sessions
- Ipswich Journal 13 July 1833
- Case
- (d) Samuel Sadler 23 silk weaver and Charles Fisher 18 shoemaker
- (v) Robert Ranson
- Assault
- Colchester
- Colchester Borough Sessions
- Ipswich Journal 13 July 1833
- Case
- (d) Samuel Sadler 23 silk weaver and Charles Fisher 18 shoemaker
- (v) Robert Ranson
- Assault
- Colchester
- Colchester Borough Sessions
- Ipswich Journal 13 July 1833
- Case
- (d) James Calvesbert 38 market gardener
- (v) John Scott soldier
- Murder
- Colchester
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 20 July 1861
- Case
- (d) John McSelly soldier, James Pitt stone mason, Walter Worth journeyman, Harriett Salter
- (v) Adolphus Powell fishmonger
- Fraud
- Colchester
- Colchester Police Court
- Daily News 30 Janury 1861
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