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Stanford Rivers 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) William Flack
  • (v) Noah Gibbons police officer
  • (w) George Benton, Nathan Wilson and David Waskott gamekeeper
  • Attempted murder
  • Stanford Rivers
  • Ongar Petty Sessions
  • Ipswich Journal 23 August 1881
  • Case
  • (d) William Green
  • (v) Christiana Waters
  • (w) Charles Clark
  • Burglary
  • Stanford Rivers and Ongar
  • Epping Magistrates’ Court
  • Lloyd’s Weekly 2 June 1850
  • Case
  • (d) William Nayler, Ambrose Death snr., Ambrose Death jnr., and Edward Smith
  • (v) William Noke
  • Burglary
  • Stanford Rivers and Ilford
  • Essex Assizes
  • Ipswich Journal 5 August 1816
  • Case
  • (d) James Malett
  • (v) Edward Rayner
  • Theft
  • Stamford Rivers
  • Essex Assizes
  • Ipswich Journal 23 July 1825
  • Case
  • (d) Daniel Flack 32 labourer, George Flack 22 labourer, David Green 20 labourer
  • Poaching
  • Stanford Rivers
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) William Stevens 30 labourer
  • (v) David Christy
  • Theft
  • Stanford Rivers
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1865 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) Thomas Hartgrove 20 farm labourer/li>
  • (v) William Kynaston
  • Theft
  • Stanford Rivers
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1871 Q/SMc 10, page 44 Essex Record Office

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