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History of Stansted Mountfitchet >> Stansted Mountfitchet Court Cases

Stansted Mountfitchet 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) Stephen Criggs 30 labourer
  • (v) Parris
  • Arson
  • Stansted Mountfitchet
  • Essex Assizes
  • Ipswich Journal 17 July 1847
  • Case
  • (d) John Roberts 21, Thomas Folks 17 and George Butler 20
  • (v) Lucy Marshall
  • Burglary
  • Stansted Mountfitchet
  • Essex Assizes
  • Ipswich Journal 18 March 1848
  • Case
  • (d)James Mumford and wife
  • Burglary
  • Stansted Mountfitchet
  • Saffron Walden Petty Sessions
  • Lloyds Weekly Newspaper 12 February 1865
  • Case
  • (d) Charles Thurgood 21 labourer
  • (v) William Barr
  • Theft
  • Stansted Mountfitchet
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1860 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) Catherine Luck alias Lucky 40 wife of James, James Luck alias Lucky, 45 labourer, William Brett 25 blacksmith
  • (v) William Luck
  • Theft
  • Stanstead Mountfitchet
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) Benjamin Thurley 36 labourer
  • (v) John Archer Houblon, John Bird
  • Theft and Assault
  • Stansted Mountfitchet, Birchanger
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) Clement Fletcher 22 labourer
  • (v) Mary Ann Barnard
  • Burglary and attempted murder
  • Stanstead Mountfitchet
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) William Griggs 26 labourer
  • (v) William Parris
  • Arson
  • Stanstead Mountfichet
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) James Mumford 43 labourer
  • (v) Joshua Green
  • Burglary
  • Stansted Montfitchet
  • 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 Hammond 20 sawyer
  • (v) John Amy
  • Theft
  • Stanstead Mountfitchet
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) Esau Phillips 18 labourer, George Mumford 17 labourer, John Mumford 21 labourer
  • (v) Henry Trigg
  • Poaching
  • Stansted Mountfitchet
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) Bartlett Sanders 27 carpenter
  • (v) John Taylor
  • Assault
  • Stansted Mountfitchet
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1869 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) William Levey 50 carpenter
  • (v) William Livings
  • Grievous bodily harm
  • Stansted Mountfitchet
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1869 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) Edward Ford 23 railway porter
  • (v) Great Eastern Raiway Company
  • Theft
  • Stansted Mountfitchet
  • 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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