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West Mersea 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.
- Case
- (d) Issac Farrow oyster dredger
- (v) Stephen Overall
- Theft
- West Mersea
- Essex Quarter Sessions
- Ipswich Journal 15 January 1803
- Case
- (d) John Carter
- (v) Bennett Ball
- Theft
- West Mersea
- Essex Assizes
- Caledonian Mercury 5 August 1802