Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/749/1
Document: 7
Sep 21, 1791
Crime

Carmarthen, Pencarreg

Receiving wearing apparel and cloth belonging to person(s) unknown. Recognizance refers to harbouring thieves. Indicted with his wife. See also no. 21 in 4/905/1. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Receiving stolen goods (both felonies and larcenies)

Accused
David Hugh, Labourer
Carmarthen, Pencarreg
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Evan James
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca, R, J

From file: 4/749/1
Document: 7
Sep 21, 1791
Crime

Carmarthen, Pencarreg

Receiving wearing apparel and cloth belonging to person(s) unknown. Recognizance refers to harbouring thieves. Indicted with her husband. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Receiving stolen goods (both felonies and larcenies)

Accused
Lettice Hugh, Married
Carmarthen, Pencarreg
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Evan James
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca, R, J

From file: 4/749/1
Document: 7
Sep 21, 1791
Crime

Carmarthen, Pencarreg

Receiving wearing apparel and cloth belonging to person(s) unknown. Indicted with her daughter? See 4/386/8 for previous convictions. Prisoner escaped from Brecon gaol in 1781 whilst being transferred from the old gaol to the new. She also lived at Llandeilo Fawr, co. Carm., Swansea, co. Glam., and Rotherham, co. York.. Writ of habeas corpus issued to remove her to co. Card. for horse stealing; see no. 20 in 4/905/1. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Receiving stolen goods (both felonies and larcenies)

Accused
Catherine Lloyd, Widow
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea:
Prosecutor
Evan James
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R; Ca, E, C

From file: 4/749/1
Document: 7
Sep 21, 1791
Crime

Carmarthen, Pencarreg

Receiving wearing apparel and cloth belonging to person(s) unknown. Indicted with her mother? more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Receiving stolen goods (both felonies and larcenies)

Accused
Anne Lloyd, Spinster
Carmarthen, Llandeilo Fawr
Plea:
Prosecutor
Evan James
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/628/3
Document: 15
Oct 6, 1791
Crime

Glamorgan, Llanishen

Assault. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault (including wounding, but not malicious wounding)

Accused
William Vaughan, Gent.
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea:
Prosecutor
Evan Morris
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.1

Punishment:

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/825/1
Document: 4
Oct 10, 1791
Crime

Pembroke, Haverfordwest

Assault. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault (including wounding, but not malicious wounding)

Accused
Richard Jenkins, Shoemaker
Pembroke, Haverfordwest
Plea: Guilty 1
Prosecutor
Benjamin Jenkins
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:
Fined 6d2

Other:
EP(in 4/825/2)

  • 1 Plea added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/194/7
Document: 5
Oct 16, 1791
Crime

Montgomery, Machynlleth

Infanticide of her female bastard child by striking it with an unknown instrument, after concealing its birth and placing it in a bag in the river Dyfi. Prisoner formerly of Tywyn, co. Mer. Inquest records that the navel was untied. Prisoner aged 21. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Infanticide, i.e. new born child murder (including concealing birth)

Accused
Ann Owen, Spinster/servant
aka Nancy Owen
Montgomery, Darowen 1
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rees Morris
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
E, I, R, Iq, Ca

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/628/6
Document: 26
Oct 20, 1791
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Suborning Jennet Edward to commit perjury by swearing on oath that one Edward Jones and not accused was the father of the baby with which she was pregnant. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Perjury / persuading / suborning to commit perjury

Accused
David Harry, Labourer
Glamorgan, Neath
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Edwards, esq.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J

From file: 4/628/3
Document: 20
Nov 1, 1791
Crime

Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil

Nuisance - placing quantities of dung, stones and rubbish across a street called Heol y Gilor. more

Offence type: Marketing, labour and administrative offences
Specific offence: Nuisance (mainly obstructing the highway or pollution)

Accused
Elinor Davies, Widow
Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil
Plea: Submitted. 1
Prosecutor
John Davies
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:
Fined 1/-2

Other:
J

  • 1 Plea added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/194/7
Document: 2
Nov 4, 1791
Crime

Montgomery, Guilsfield

Theft of wearing apparel, a gown belonging to Margaret, prosecutor's daughter. Prisoner aged 62. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches)

Accused
Joseph Jones, Labourer
Montgomery, Guilsfield
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Roger Hopkins, Guilsfield, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, Ca

From file: 4/749/4
Document: 29
Nov 7, 1791
Crime

Cardigan, Llanfair Clydogau

Theft of sheep. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Sheep-stealing

Accused
David Jenkin, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Llan-y-crwys
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Johhn Morgan, Llanfair Clydogau, farm
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
E

From file: 4/749/3
Document: 32
Nov 17, 1791
Crime

Carmarthen, Llandeilo Fawr

Theft of personal goods, food and wearing apparel from prosecutor's dwelling house. Prosecutor's examination suggests breaking and entering. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches)

Accused
Jane David, Spinster
Carmarthen, Talley
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Mary Morgan Thomas
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 4d 1- partial verdi

Punishment:
Imprisonment in solitary confinement2

Other:
E, J

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.