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History of Mile End >> Mile End Court Cases

Mile End 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) John Beard 17 labourer
• (v) John Munson
• Assault
• Mile End
• Colchester
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 22 December 1860

• Case
• (d) William Hardwick, James Wright, Thomas Holland, Edward Edwards, William Bugg, Edward Petchell, Samuel Nevard, Samuel Lilley, Daniel Brown and Thomas Farrow
• Riotous assembly
• Mile End
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 18 December 1830

• Case
• (d) John Smith blacksmith
• (v) John Sparrow blacksmith
• Theft
• Myland
• Colchester Police Court
• Ipswich Journal 8 October 1870

• Case
• (d) Charles Howe 27 labourer
• (v) William Appleby
• Burglary
• Mile End, Colchester
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1871 Q/SMc 10, page 50 Essex Record Office

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