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History of Great Maplestead >> Great Maplestead Court Cases

Great Maplestead 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) Daniel Coe
• (v) Mary Rule
• Burglary
• Great Maplestead
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 31 July 1830

• Case
• (d) Samuel Plumb 40 labourer
• (v) Charles Mitson, Henry Playle
• Embezzlement
• Great Maplestead
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Samuel Turner 21 dealer
• (v) James Brewster
• Theft
• Great Maplestead
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 9 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Thomas Binks 30 marine store dealer, Henry Goody 20 bricklayer's labourer, Alfred Bocking 27 groom, James Pudney alias draper 20 labourer
• (v) Arthur Freeborn, Thomas Rayner
• Theft
• Great Maplestead
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 15 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) William Disney 18 labourer
• (v) Reuben Hunt
• Receiving
• Great Maplestead
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 18 Essex Record Office

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