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Weeley 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) Samuel Newman and William Newman
  • (v) Joseph Hare
  • Theft
  • Weeley
  • Essex Assizes
  • Ipswich Journal 31 July 1830
  • Case
  • (d) Thomas Webber labourer, Samuel Webb labourer, John Jolly labourer, Charles Jolly labourer, John Symons labourer and James Burgess labourer
  • Riotous Assembly
  • Weeley
  • Essex Assizes
  • Derby Mercury 30 October 1822
  • Case
  • (d) John Ryan soldier
  • (v) Susannah Hall nursery maid
  • Rape
  • Weeley
  • Essex Assizes
  • Morning Chronicle 31 July 1809
  • Case
  • (d) Nathaniel Grubb and William Hellen
  • (v) James Nicholson
  • Theft
  • Weeley and Thorpe-le-Soken
  • Essex Assizes
  • Ipswich Journal 13 March 1830
  • Case
  • (d) William Chaplin 50 farmer
  • (v) Isaac Green
  • Theft
  • Weeley
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) Francis King alias George Smith 28 brazier
  • (v) Robert Bloom, William King, George King
  • Burglary and theft
  • Weeley, Great Bentley
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) John Chopping 28 railway labourer
  • Theft
  • Weeley
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1865 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) Samuel Burnby 19 labourer
  • (v) John Weeley
  • Theft
  • Weeley
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) Caroline Jackson 44 milliner, John Hale 35 servant
  • (v) John Woodgate Hicks
  • Theft
  • Weeley
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) James Cook 30 carpenter
  • (v) Robert Bloom
  • Theft
  • Weeley
  • Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
  • Case
  • (d) Henry Page 50 coal merchant, Thomas Skeet 55 labourer
  • (v) Great Eastern Railway
  • Theft
  • Weeley
  • 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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