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Hatfield Broad Oak Court Cases

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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) Frederick Proctor 19 farm labourer
• (v) Jonathan Edwards
• Theft
• Hatfield Broad Oak
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1869 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Daniel Isaac Dellar 23 farm labourer
• (v) John Rose
• Theft
• Hatfield Broad Oak
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1869 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) John Lovefarm labourer
• (v) Joseph Hook
• Theft
• Hatfield Broad Oak
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 5 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Thomas Root 35 carpenter, Thomas Green 44 bricklayer's labourer
• (v) Harcourt Runnacles, Aaron Hawkins
• Theft and receiving
• Hatfield Broad Oak
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 11 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) William Moulding alias Moulden 61 bird catcher
• (v) Samuel Sweeting
• Theft
• Hatfield Broad Oak
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 11 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) William Bradrick 31 labourer
• (v) Julia Bird
• Theft
• Hatfield Broad Oak
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 24 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) James Harrington 16 farm labourer, John Rogers 14 farm labourer
• (v) Edwin James Hopcraft
• Theft
• Hatfield Broad Oak
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1871 Q/SMc 10, page 38 Essex Record Office

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