Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/630/7
Document: 7
Jan 3, 1801
Crime

Glamorgan, Coety

Shoplifting food. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Shoplifting 5/- +

Accused
Gwenllian Thomas, Widow
Glamorgan, Betws Tir Iarll
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Meyrick
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of stealing only to the value of 2d

Punishment:
1 month imprisonment1

Other:
R

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/532/5
Document: 42
Jan 8, 1801
Crime

Radnor, Knighton

Forestalling by buying barley from John Williams, whilst on his way to market. more

Offence type: Marketing, labour and administrative offences
Specific offence: Forestalling, regrating and engrossing

Accused
John Vaughan, Baker
Radnor, Knighton
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Langford
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.1

Punishment:

Other:
Ci

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/197/2
Document: 9
Jan 11, 1801
Crime

Montgomery, Llanwnnog

Theft of hay. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of hay

Accused
Thomas Morgan, Shoemaker
Montgomery, Llanwnnog
Plea:
Prosecutor
Samuel Brees
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/630/7
Document: 12
Jan 12, 1801
Crime

Glamorgan, Llancarfan

Theft of sheep. more

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

Accused
John David, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Llancarfan
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Williams
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/630/7
Document: 27
Jan 13, 1801
Crime

Glamorgan, Neath

Extortion by colour of his office - demanding 2/- for a warrant or summons to prosecutor to appear before accused to show cause why he refused to allow relief to one John Williams. more

Offence type: Fraud
Specific offence: Extortion

Accused
Richard Bevan, Doctor/JP
Glamorgan, Neath
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Thomas, Llansamlet, yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/532/5
Document: 24
Jan 16, 1801
Crime

Radnor, Nantmel

Burglary of prosecutor's house and stealing meat, butter and lard. Indicted with his brother. Also suspected of burglary on 26.12.1800. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Benjamin Bufton, Labourer
Radnor, Nantmel
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Catherine Powell, Nantmel, widow
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

From file: 4/532/5
Document: 12 1
Jan 16, 1801
Crime

Radnor, Nantmel

Burglary of prosecutor's house and steaaling meat. Also suspected of an earlier burglary at the same house. No indictment. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Thomas Hamer, Unspecified
Radnor, Nantmel
Plea:
Prosecutor
Catherine Powell, Nantmel, widow
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Ca, Wa

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
From file: 4/66/3
Document: 69
Jan 16, 1801
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Theft of barley from prosecutor's barn. Prisoner had been employed by prosecutor to thresh barley. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of food, including harvested crops

Accused
Richard Williams, Labourer
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Edwards, Wrexham, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/532/5
Document: 1000
Jan 17, 1801
Crime

Radnor, Nantmel

Receiving stolen goods from his brother. Also suspected of burglary of prosecutor's house and of an earlier burglary at the same house. Doct. no. is notional, the charge is on the indictment against the principal - no. 24 in this file. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Theft from dwelling house

Accused
James Bufton, Labourer
Radnor, Nantmel
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Catherine Powell, Nantmel, widow
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca, Wa, J

From file: 4/197/1
Document: 40
Jan 18, 1801
Crime

Montgomery, Llandinam

False pretences - claiming that he was employed to collect the names of those people intending to emigrate to New York, America, that he was one of the three hundred men who had built a ship for that purpose, which was anchored a mile and a half from Caernarfon, that food was to be sold very cheaply aboard the same and that the prosecutor was to pay the captain six guineas for the passage of his family, including himself, two daughters and two sons, although one son, a weaver, would obtain a free passage. more

Offence type: Fraud
Specific offence: Fraud/ deceit/ false pretences/ impersonating

Accused
David Evans, Labourer
Montgomery, Llandinam
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Williams, Llandinam, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, J

From file: 4/197/1
Document: 42
Jan 21, 1801
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Theft of a cart wheel. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of tools (craft tools, agricultural implements, etc.,)

Accused
John Meredith, Wheelwright
Montgomery, Welshpool
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Bowen, Welshpool, skinner
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
I/Cp, R, J

From file: 4/197/1
Document: 50
Jan 22, 1801
Crime

Montgomery, Trelystan

Theft of cut timber belonging to the prosecutor and Charles Hanbury Tracy, esq. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of cut / growing timber

Accused
John Evans, Labourer
Montgomery, Trelystan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Stephen Davies, Trelystan
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J