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History of Prittlewell >> Prittlewell Court Cases
Prittlewell Court Cases
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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) John Green
- (v) William Sayers
- Theft
- Prittlewell
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 23 July 1825
- Case
- (d) Michael Mills
- (v) Thomas Brady constable
- Assault
- Prittlewell
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 20 December 1828
- Case
- (d) David Austin
- Arson
- Prittlewell and Canewdon
- Rochford Petty Sessions
- Ipswich Journal 8 November 1851
- Case
- (d) Charles Mead 25 labourer
- (v) Elizabeth Mead wife
- Unlawful offence
- Prittlewell
- Essex Quarter Sessions
- Ipswich Journal 1 March 1888
- Case
- (d) Henry Wallis jnr. 20 labourer
- (v) Arthur Bentall and Samuel Wade
- Theft and Arson
- Prittlewell
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Reuben Allcorn 24 sailor, Thomas Brown 35 sailor
- (v) Rev. Frederick Scratton Little
- Theft
- Prittlewell
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Elizabeth Amos 19, Mary Amos 16
- (v) William Middleton
- Theft
- Prittlewell
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) George French 22 weaver 22
- (v) Philip Newcome
- Theft
- Prittlewell
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Henry Green 29 labourer, Frederick Bates 24 labourer
- (v) Susannah Robinson (under 16)
- Abduction
- Prittlewell
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) George Bell 27 soldier R.A. and printer
- (v) William Hewitt
- Shop breaking
- Prittlewell
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) William Shirley 19 carpenter
- (v) William Hewitt
- Theft
- Prittlewell
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Thomas Smith 17 tailor
- (v) Thomas Sharp
- Theft
- Prittlewell
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Mary Wallace 21 domestic servant
- (v) Francis Glanville
- Theft
- Prittlewell
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1865 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Samuel Horatio Horlock 19 sailor
- (v) Daniel Robert Scratton
- Theft
- Prittlewell
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) William Glibbery 20 dealer
- (v) William Gaut
- Theft
- Prittlewell
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1867 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Emily Austin 62 wife of Giles Austin, Mary Ann Thorogood 22 wife of Joseph Thorogood
- (v) George Caney Verrall
- Fraud
- Prittlewell
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) John David 18 sailor
- (v) James Cantor
- Theft
- Prittlewell
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
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