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History of Great Chishill >> Great Chishill Court Cases

Great Chishill 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) Mary Savell 31
• (v) Robert Baker
• Arson
• Great Chishall
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 6 March 1850

• Case
• (d) Joseph Manser and Thomas Thorn
• (v) James Simmons labourer
• Burglary
• Great Chishall
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 23 July 1825

• Case
• (d) Charles Clarke labourer, John Burrows labourer and Jesse Fowler labourer
• (v) Thomas Young labourer
• Murder
• Great Chishall
• Essex Assizes
• Morning Chronicle 10 December 1824

• Case
• (d) Sarah Dellow 28
• (v) Sarah Ann Dellow
• Attempted Murder
• Great Chishill
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 17 July 1847

• Case
• (d) Peter Campbell 79 labourer
• (v) Samuel Jones
• Great Chrishall
• Arson
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) George Clarke 21 labourer
• (v) George Pitty
• Burglary
• Great Chishill
• 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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