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History of West Bergholt >> West Bergholt Court Cases

West Bergholt 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 Carter 20 labourer, George Walker 17 labourer and George Frost 17 labourer
• (v) Harriet Worth
• (w) Joseph Cant
• Assault
• West Bergholt
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 11 March 1854

• Case
• (d) Robert Woodward 26 labourer
• Arson
• West Bergholt
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 22 July 1843

• Case
• (d) George Risby 43 labourer
• (v) John Spooner
• Murder
• West Bergholt
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 21 March 1835

• Case
• (d) Robert Prior
• (v) John Mellonie
• Theft
• West Bergholt
• Essex Quarter Sessions
• Ipswich Journal 20 May 1882

• Case
• (d) William Springate 25 miller
• (v) Samuel Kettle
• (w) Sarah Kettle, William Stiff innkeeper,John Marshall bricklayer, and Daniel Clayden labourer
• Theft
• West Bergholt
• Essex Assizes
• Ipswich Journal 5 March 1853

• Case
• (d) Benjamin Scott 60 labourer
• (v) Robert Bradbrook
• Theft
• West Bergholt
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Robert Worth 35
• (v) William Howard
• Theft
• West Berholt
• 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 Naylor 18 labourer
• (v) William Smith and John Barber
• Theft
• Bocking and West Bergholt
• 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 Cant alias George Childs 36 fish hawker
• (v) Thomas Bradwell and William Bradwell
• Theft
• West Bergholt
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1863 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Richard Allston 25 brickmaker, Cornelius Allston 27 brickmaker, Philip Tracy 16 miller
• (v) John Thompson Argent
• Theft and receiving
• West Bergholt
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1864 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Allen Green, Mark Balls, James Berry
• (v) Joseph Boggis
• Theft and receiving
• West Bergholt
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1867 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Jonathan Claydon 40 labourer
• (v) Maria Scott
• Rape
• West Bergholt
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Cornelius Alston 30 brickmaker
• (v) Henry Jones
• Theft
• West Bergholt
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) John Cobbold 27 farm labourer
• (v) Henry Percival Chinery
• Theft
• West Bergholt
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1871 Q/SMc 10, page 34 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) David Salmon 35 carter
• (v) Henry Percival Chinnery
• Theft
• West Bergholt
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1871 Q/SMc 10, page 42 Essex Record Office

• Case
• (d) Samuel Long 50 farm labourer, George Long 25 farm labourer
• (v) James Bennett
• Assault
• West Bergholt
• Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1871 Q/SMc 10, page 58 Essex Record Office

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