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Sible Hedingham 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) William Cranfield alias William Boreham
  • (v) Saville Halifax
  • Theft
  • Sible Hedingham
  • Essex Assizes
  • Ipswich Journal 20 December 1828
  • Case
  • (d) Walter Rulton 57 labourer
  • (v) daughter
  • Assault
  • Sible Hedingham
  • Essex Assizes
  • Illustrated Police News