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History of Great Clacton >> Great Clacton Court Cases

Great Clacton 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) John Rattler 12
• (v) John Smith
• Theft
• Great Clacton
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 4 January 1845

• Case
• (d) Joseph Gladwell sen., 44 thatcher, Joseph Gladwell jun., 20 thatcher and Chinery Gladwell thatcher
• Theft
• Great Clacton
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 7 December 1844

• Case
• (d) George Fisher 25 labourer
• (v) Cleer William Sadler butcher
• Theft
• Great Clacton
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 8 January 1848

• Case
• (d) Samuel Blunden
• (v) James Page
• Theft
• Great Clacton
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 20 July 1833

• Case
• (d) Robert Bloomfield 43
• (v) James Page
• Theft
• Great Clacton
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 20 July 1833

• Case
• (d) Samuel Denny labourer and David Denny labourer
• (v) Joseph Howard farmer and jobber
• (w) Thomas Death, James Pells constable, and John Barnes
• Theft
• Great Clacton
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 17 March 1838

• Case
• (d) Ellen Venus alias Ellen White 23 servant
• Concealment of birth
• Great Clacton
• Essex Assizes
• Daily News 19 July 1852

• 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) Potter Offord 45 shoemaker
• (v) Susan Clarke
• Embezzlement
• Great Clacton
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

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