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History of South Ockendon >> South Ockendon Court Cases
South Ockendon 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) George Reed 23 labourer
- (v) Messrs. Sturgeon
- Theft
- South Ockendon
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Susan Brewer 18 domestic servant
- (v) Edwin Sturgeon
- Theft
- South Ockendon
- 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 Button 29 labourer
- (v) Henry Sturgeon
- Theft
- South Ockendon
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Samuel Burroughs 30 shoemaker
- (v) George Thomas Mead
- Embezzlement
- South Ockendon
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Henry Farr 49 sawyer, Charles Toiler alias Taylor 29 carpenter
- (v) Frederick Wagstaff
- Burglary
- South Ockendon
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) David Doe 28 bricklayer
- (v) William Dennis
- Theft
- South Ockendon
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1865 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) William Perry 34 soldier 56th Foot
- (v) Isaac Davey, Alfred Henry Hunt
- Theft
- South Ockendon, Orsett
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) George Wood alias Pomfret 24 labourer
- (v) Allen Carter
- Burglary
- South Ockendon
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1869 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
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