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History of Great Bentley >> Great Bentley Court Cases
Great Bentley 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) George Willoughby, Samuel Smith and John Shepherd
- (w) Isaac Wright parish clerk, Joseph Olive labourer, James White labourer, Joseph Dixon, James Majoram labourer, James Norman publican, Samuel Read carpenter, John Bacon carpenter, Frederick Burgess and John Thompson
- Sacrilege
- Great Bentley and St Osyth
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 27 March 1830
- Case
- (d) Eliza Dynes
- (v) her daughter
- (w) Harriett Pryor
- Attempted Murder
- Great Bentley
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 5 March 1853
- Case
- (d) Ellen Nora Chamberlain 46
- (v) Thomas Charles Jolly
- Theft
- Great Bentley
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) John Casey alias Kersey 39 dealer
- (v) Peter Thompson and James Page
- False pretences
- Great Bentley and Great Clacton
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Francis King alias George Smith 28 brazier
- (v) Robert Bloom, William King, George King
- Burgalry and theft
- Weeley, Great Bentley
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Christopher Wagg 25 shoemaker
- (v) James Thurston
- Burglary
- Great Bentley
- 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 Taylor 54 hay binder, George Bardell 26 carman, Samuel Partridge 26 hay cutter, Edgar Chapman 45 carman
- (v) William Delf
- Theft
- Great Bentley
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
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