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Newport 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) Sarah Staines 38 wife of William Staines, Louisa Monk 22
• (v) Sarah Ann Havers
• Burglary
• Newport
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1865 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) James Wright 41 labourer
• (v) John Brand
• Theft
• Newport
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Caroline List 22 domestic servant
• (v) William Banham
• Theft
• Newport
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Charles Patmore 40 marine store dealer, James Harvey 26 farm labourer, James Dellow 20 farm labourer
• (v) Great Eastern Railway
• Theft
• Newport
• 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 Savill 10 farm labourer
• (v) William Robertson
• Burglary
• Newport
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Joseph Silk 36 marine store dealer
• (v) Charles Martinwade
• Receiving
• Newport
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) David Corby 29 farm labourer
• (v) Charles Free
• Theft
• Newport
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1869 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Caroline List 25 labourer
• (v) Eliza Parrott
• Theft
• Newport
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 21 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Martha Brooke 19 domestic servant
• (v) Charles Barker
• Theft
• Newport
• 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) Ann Jones 28 married woman
• (v) Eliza Day
• Theft
• Newport
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1871 Q/SMc 10, page 58 Essex Record Office

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