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History of Hatfield Peverel >> Hatfield Peverel Court Cases
Hatfield Peverel 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) Henry Williams 35 labourer
- (v) Thomas Ward
- Theft
- Hatfield Peverel
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Robert Ling 38 labourer
- (v) John Holmes
- Theft
- Hatfield Peverel
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Benjamin Beckers 40 marine store dealer
- (v) John Wright
- Theft
- Hatfield Peverel
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) George Unwin 36 farm labourer
- (v) Joseph Fennell Bott
- Theft
- Hatfield Peverel
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Alfred Lord 24 farmer
- (v) James Lucas
- Theft
- Hatfield Peverel
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1869 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Henry Courtman 37 farm labourer
- (v) Samuel George Savill, William guiman
- Theft
- Witham, Hatfield Peverel
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 21 Essex Record Office
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