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History of High Easter >> High Easter Court Cases

High Easter 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) Charles Brewster labourer and Peter Brewster labourer
• (v) Susan Sharpe
• (w) Samuel Sharp
• Breach of the Peace
• High Easter
• Dunmow Petty Sessions
• Daily News 29 June 1880

• Case
• (d) James Poole 20 labourer
• (v) John Livermore
• Theft
• High Easter
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) John Brown 38 carpenter and wheelwright
• (v) Robert Benjamin Frederick Neville
• Theft
• High Easter
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Benjamin Joyce 26 carrier
• (v) Eliza Saich
• Rape
• High Easter
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Albert White 17 shoemaker
• (v) William Lodge
• Theft
• High Easter
• 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 Barrack 56 brickmaker
• (v) John Rayment Matthews
• Theft
• High Easter
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1871 Q/SMc 10, page 47 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Miriam Smith
• (v) Rev. E Gepp and William Bailey
• False pretences
• High Easter
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1872 Q/SMc 10, page 67 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) William Lodge 24 baker
• (v) John Jolliffe Tufnell
• Attempted arson
• High Easter
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1872 Q/SMc 10, page 70 Essex Record Office

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