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Hadleigh 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.

• Case
• (d) John Henry Bond
• (v) Charles Parish
• Assault
• Hadleigh
• Essex Quarter Sessions
• Ipswich Journal 5 April 1888

• Case
• (d) William Perry beer-house keeper
• (v) James Derrick foundry owner
• (w)
• Theft
• Hadleigh
• Hadleigh Petty Sessions
• Ipswich Journal 21 April 1860

• Case
• (d) Lawson Cook labourer
• Receiving stolen goods
• Hadleigh
• Hadleigh Petty Sessions
• Ipswich Journal 21 April 1860

• Case
• (d) John King 21 labourer
• (v) William Thorpe
• Theft
• Hadleigh
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) George Parish 24 hurdle maker, John Webb alias John William Webb 25 labourer
• (v) Thomas Wollings, Joseph Bentall, Edric Foaker
• Theft
• Hadleigh, Eastwood
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1871 Q/SMc 10, page 32 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Charles Parish 29 hurdle maker
• (v) Jacob Pack, Joseph Bentall, Thomas Woollings
• Theft
• Hawkwell, Leigh, Hadleigh
• 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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