Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/257/1
Document: 1
Mar 9, 1802
Crime

Anglesey, Amlwch

Assault. more

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

Accused
William Hughes, Yeoman
Anglesey, Amlwch
Plea:
Prosecutor
Foulk Jones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/278/3
Document: 28
Mar 10, 1802
Crime

Caernarfon, Llanbedrog

Theft of cotton, from on board the stranded ship Minerva, bound for Greenock, Scotland, from West Indies, belonging to James Buchanan and Moses Stevens, Glasgow. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Theft from ships

Accused
Hugh Thomas, Labourer
Caernarfon, Llanbedrog
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Andrew Lyon, Pwllheli, mariner
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
B, R, I, J

From file: 4/287/3
Document: 30
Mar 10, 1802
Crime

Caernarfon, Llanbedrog

Theft of cotton from on board the stranded ship Minerva, bound for Greenock, Scotland, from West Indies, belonging to James Buchanan and Moses Stevens, Glasgow. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Theft from ships

Accused
John Jones, Labourer
Caernarfon, Llanbedrog
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Andrew Lyon, Pwllheli., mariner
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
B, R, I/Cp, J

From file: 4/278/3
Document: 32
Mar 10, 1802
Crime

Caernarfon, Llanbedrog

Theft of cotton from on board the stranded ship Minerva, bound for Greenock, Scotland, from West Indies, belonging to James Buchanan and Moses Stevens, Glasgow. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Theft from ships

Accused
William Andrew, Mariner
Caernarfon, Llanengan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Andrew Lyon, Pwllheli, mariner
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
B, R, I, J

From file: 4/197/3
Document: 5
Mar 17, 1802
Crime

Montgomery, Llanfyllin

Theft of food - barley. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Ellis, Singlewoman
aka Elizabeth Nicholas
Montgomery, Llanfyllin
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Rev. William Williams, clergyman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 6d - partial verdict

Punishment:

From file: 4/66/6
Document: 1
Mar 20, 1802
Crime

Denbigh, Denbigh

Forgery of a Bank of England note. Other counts of forging a counterfeit promissory note and uttering at Ruthin fair. Prisoner apprehended at Chapel en le Frith, co. Derby, allowed to go free, but to meet the constables the following day at Stockport, co. Chester. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Forgery

Accused
Henry Buckley, Labourer
Outside Wales, Mellor, co. Derby. 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
A, E

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/66/6
Document: 28
Mar 20, 1802
Crime

Denbigh, Denbigh

Forgery of a Bank of England note. Other counts of forging a counterfeit promisory note and uttering at Ruthin fair. Prisoner apprehended at Chapel en le Frith, co. Derby, allowed to go free, but to meet the constables the following day at Stockport, co. Chester. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Forgery

Accused
Henry Buckley, Labourer
Outside Wales, Mellor, co. Derby. 1
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted on another indict

Punishment:

Other:
A, E

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/66/6
Document: 29
Mar 23, 1802
Crime

Denbigh, Denbigh

Forgery of a Bank of England note. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Forgery

Accused
Thomas Fearn, Labourer
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

From file: 4/66/6
Document: 29
Mar 23, 1802
Crime

Denbigh, Denbigh

Forgery of a Bank of England note. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Forgery

Accused
John Green, Labourer
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, pardoned, transported for life1

Other:
Pa ( in 4/67/1 )

  • 1 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/66/6
Document: 30
Mar 23, 1802
Crime

Denbigh, Denbigh

Forgery of a Bank of England note. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Forgery

Accused
John Green, Labourer
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, sentenced on another indict

Punishment:

Other:
Pa ( in 4/67/1 )

From file: 4/66/6
Document: 31
Mar 23, 1802
Crime

Denbigh, Denbigh

Forgery of a Bank of England note. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Forgery

Accused
John Green, Labourer
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/257/1
Document: 10
Mar 27, 1802
Crime

Anglesey, Llandyfrydog

Theft of cloth. Prisoner also suspected of stealing wearing apparel from Thomas Jones, Llandrygarn, yeoman, but not indicted. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of cloth / wool

Accused
Anne Parry, Singlewoman
Anglesey, Holyhead
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Jones, Llandyfrydog, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
6 months imprisonment in solitary confinement

Other:
J, R, E