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History of Chigwell >> Chigwell Court Cases

Chigwell 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) George Cannon 47 bricklayer, Elizabeth Cannon 31
• (v) Ephraim Salter
• Theft
• Chigwell
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) George Thompson alias Datz 25 sailor
• (v) Alfred Savill, George Watts, Charles Ridgeway, John Crouch, William White
• Burglary
• Chigwell
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1869 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Jonathan Sawyer alias John Sawyer 33 farm labourer
• (v) Ann Parish
• Rape
• Chigwell
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 20 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) George Brett 31 clerk
• (v) William Daniel Mason, Henry Lock
• Burglary, Theft
• Loughton, Chigwell
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 21 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) William Try 24 labourer, James Broad 21 labourer, William Fuller 24 labourer, Joseph Try 20 labourer
• (v) James Rodges
• Theft
• Chigwell
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 24 Essex Record Office

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