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History of Toppesfield >> Toppesfield Court Cases

Toppesfield 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) James Pasfield 33 labourer
• (v) Isaac Davie farmer
• (w) Thomas Halser
• Arson
• Toppesfield
• Essex Assizes
• Morning Chronicle 12 March 1835

• Case
• (d) Thomas Pannell 25 labourer
• (v) Robert Richbell Hutton
• Theft
• Toppesfield
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) William Allen 32 farm labourer
• (v) Thomas Eley
• Theft
• Toppesfield
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1871 Q/SMc 10, page 42 Essex Record Office

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