History of Kelvedon

Church Street, Kelvedon, 1950
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History of Kelvedon >> Kelvedon Court Cases
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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