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History of Leigh on Sea >> Leigh on Sea Court Cases

Leigh on Sea 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) Frederick Murrell 11
• (v) William Murrell
• Murder
• Leigh
• Southend Petty Sessions
• Birmingham Daily Post 21 January 1886

• Case
• (d) John Wigner publican
• (w) Rev. R. Eden
• Permitting gambling
• Leigh on Sea
• Rochford Petty Sessions
• The Era 21 March 1841

• Case
• George Harvey fisherman 37
• daughter
• Assault
• Leigh on Sea
• Essex Assizes
• Illustrated Police News 5 August 1893

• Case
• (d) James Wicks 23 engineer and Theodore Wicks 25 silk dresser
• (v) Alfred Sturgeon and David Montague
• Theft
• Grays Thurrock and Leigh
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) John Jessop 21 sailor
• (v) Charles White
• Theft
• Leigh
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) William Lacell
• (v) Daniel Robert Scratton
• Theft
• Leigh
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, 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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