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History of Great Wakering >> Great Wakering Court Cases
Great Wakering 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 Speller 25 labourer
- (v) John Bradford
- Theft
- Great Wakering
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Edward Alston 30 labourer
- (v) David King
- Theft
- Great Wakering
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Charles Wood 27 harness maker
- (v) John Bareham
- Theft
- Great Wakering
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Josiah Thomas 26 labourer, George Thurston 23 labourer
- (v) William Parsons
- Theft
- Great Wakering
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Honor White 37 wife of Charles
- (v) William Pye
- Theft
- Great Wakering
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Elizabeth Burton 21
- (v) Robert Voulger
- Theft
- Great Wakering
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) James Cross 22 brickfield worker
- (v) William Jefferies
- Theft
- Great Wakering
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Edward Martin 28 labourer
- (v) Isaac Olley
- Theft
- Great Wakering
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1865 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Thomas Bennewith 14 labourer
- (v) Daniel Bradley
- Burglary
- Great Wakering
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) John Thompson 72 fisherman, Henry Brewin 28 ship's cook
- (v) William Parsons
- Theft
- Great Wakering
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) James Croxson 22 labourer
- (v) Stephen May
- Theft
- Great Wakering
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1867 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) William Baker alias Wittall 21 labourer
- (v) Matthew Finch jnr.
- Theft
- Great Wakering
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Robert Ward 23 labourer
- (v) Sarah Phillips
- Attempted rape
- Great Wakering
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) William Collins alias Brown 20 sailor
- (v) John Rivett, Henry Rayner
- Theft
- Great Wakering
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1871 Q/SMc 10, page 34 Essex Record Office
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