History of Kelvedon

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Kelvedon 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) Ezekiel George Everett
(v) S. Firmin railway porter, Dod station master and Joseph Denny
Theft
Kelvedon
Essex Quarter Sessions
Ipswich Journal 23 October 1858

Case
(d) Charles Finch 26 labourer and former soldier
(v) Harriett Freeborn servant
Murder
Rivenhall and Kelvedon
Essex Assizes
Ipswich Journal 18 July 1857

Case
(d) John Taverner
(v) Charles Western
Poaching
Kelvedon
Essex Assizes
Morning Chronicle 10 March 1825

Case
(d) Philip Clary 16 labourer, Reuben Horsley 17 labourer
(v) Henry Barton
Theft
Kelvedon
Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1862 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

Case
(d) Arthur Cranmer 14 labourer
Obstructing steam engine
Kelvedon
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 Parish 32 gardener
(v) Henry Sutton, Thomas Cutts
Theft
Kelvedon, Rivenhall
Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1869 Q/SMc 9, Essex Record Office

Case
(d) John Ellis alias Joseph Alfred Ellis 19 labourer, Jeffrey Green 29 baker
(v) William Martin
Theft
Kelvedon
Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 14 Essex Record Office

Case
(d) Thomas Hood 32 seaman
(v) William Turner Braddy
Theft
Kelvedon
Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1870 Q/SMc 10, page 24 Essex Record Office

Case
(d) Stephen Bingham 38 farm labourer
(v) William Martin
False pretences
Kelvedon
Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1872 Q/SMc 10, page 66 Essex Record Office

Case
(d) John Frost 24 farm labourer
(v) George Crane
Theft
Kelvedon
Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1874 Q/SMc 10, page 123 Essex Record Office

Case
(d) John Moore 46 farm labourer and butcher
(v) George Docwra
Theft
Kelvedon
Calendars of prisoners for Essex Quarter Sessions, Essex Assizes and Special Sessions of Gaol Delivery, 1874 Q/SMc 10, page 129 Essex Record Office

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