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History of West Tilbury >> West Tilbury Court Cases
West Tilbury 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 Harding 25 soldier, John Conolly 23 soldier and Felix McKeane 25 soldier
- (v) Elizabeth Aldred
- Rape
- West Tilbury
- Essex Assizes
- Ipswich Journal 7 March 1846
- Case
- (d) John Goddard alias John William Goddard 22 labourer, William Goddard 18 labourer
- (v) George Betts, Thomas Spooner, William Kirby, Francis Asplin, Sturgeon Wallage, William Fordham
- Theft, assault, burglary
- West Tilbury, Laindon
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1861 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Phoebe Price 23 domestic servant
- (v) Eldred Buckingham
- Theft
- West Tilbury
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1865 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Mary Ann Rumble 26 wife of William Rumble
- (v) William Hart and Richard Hart
- Theft
- West Tilbury
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1866 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Patrick Barrett 29 soldier 14th Foot
- (v) James Gibson
- Attempted murder
- West Tilbury
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Charles Bush 48 farm labourer
- (v) Amelia Bush (his wife)
- Assault
- West Tilbury
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1868 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office
- Case
- (d) Edward Avery 34 Royal Artillery and butcher
- (v) James Fenny
- Theft
- West Tilbury
- Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1872 Q/SMc 10, page 63 Essex Record Office
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