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History of Kelvedon >> Kelvedon Court Cases

Kelvedon 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) Ezekiel George Everett
• (v) S. Firmin railway porter, Dod station master and Joseph Denny
• Theft
• Kelvedon
• Essex Quarter Sessions
• Ipswich Journal 23 October 1858

• Case
• (d) Charles Finch 26 labourer and former soldier
• (v) Harriett Freeborn servant
• Murder
• Rivenhall and Kelvedon
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 18 July 1857

• Case
• (d) John Taverner
• (v) Charles Western
• Poaching
• Kelvedon
• Essex Assizes
• Morning Chronicle 10 March 1825

• Case
• (d) Philip Clary 16 labourer, Reuben Horsley 17 labourer
• (v) Henry Barton
• Theft
• Kelvedon
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Arthur Cranmer 14 labourer
• Obstructing steam engine
• Kelvedon
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) William Parish 32 gardener
• (v) Henry Sutton, Thomas Cutts
• Theft
• Kelvedon, Rivenhall
• 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 Ellis alias Joseph Alfred Ellis 19 labourer, Jeffrey Green 29 baker
• (v) William Martin
• Theft
• Kelvedon
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 14 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Thomas Hood 32 seaman
• (v) William Turner Braddy
• Theft
• Kelvedon
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 24 Essex Record Office

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