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History of South Benfleet >> South Benfleet Court Cases

South Benfleet 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) Henry Hows 46
• (v) Charles Brand
• Theft
• South Benfleet
• Essex Quarter Sessions
• Ipswich Journal 23 February 1888

• Case
• (d) Arthur Wright 14 and Basil Wright 12
• (v) John Truss retired beer-shop keeper
• Burglary
• South Benfleet
• Southend Petty Sessions
• Illustrated Police News 27 January 1894

• Case
• (d) George Littlewood 40 farm labourer
• (v) Isaiah Brown
• Theft
• South Benfleet
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1869 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) John McEachen 19 sailor, Abel Johnson 19 sailor
• (v) Jonathan Sewell
• Theft
• South Benfleet
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1871 Q/SMc 10, page 44 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Charles Sains 23 labourer
• (v) James William Kemp
• Wounding
• South Benfleet
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1871 Q/SMc 10, page 55 Essex Record Office

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