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History of Doddinghurst >> Doddinghurst Court Cases

Doddinghurst 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) David Day
• (v) Thomas Richard Day
• Assault
• Doddinghurst and Shenfield
• Brentwood Petty Sessions
• Ipswich Journal 25 May 1872

• Case
• (d) Thomas Drory 23
• (v) Jael Denny
• (w) William Hammond farmer, Elizabeth Hammond, Thomas Last farm bailiff, Louisa Last, William Lennan policeman, John Harrison labourer, George Nicholls market gardener, James Millington carpenter, Susan Quin lodging house keeper, Susannah Hubbard, Isaac Gay carter, Jesse Bardell, Samuel Parker publican, Pound butcher, John Hudson, Henry Lemon, George Wheal labourer, Mary Wheal
• Murder
• Doddinghurst and Brentwood
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 8 March 1851
• Ipswich Journal 15 March 1851

• Case
• (d) Jeremiah Gates 36 baker
• (v) Frederick Kent
• Theft
• Doddinghurst
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) David Clark 19 labourer, Joseph Lowing 19 labourer
• (v) Collinson Hall
• Theft
• Navestock
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1865 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Richard Lagden 18 labourer
• (v) Frederick Kent
• Theft
• Doddinghurst, Navestock
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1865 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Josiah Cook, James Wheal
• (v) Frederick Kent
• Theft and receiving
• Doddinghurst
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1867 and 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

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