Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/911/1
Document: 32
Aug 25, 1810
Crime

Cardigan, Tregaron

Theft of sheep. Prisoner aged 45. more

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

Accused
John Lloyd, Farmer
Cardigan, Tregaron
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Evan Evans
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
W, Ca (both in 4/911/2)

From file: 4/199/2
Document: 5
Aug 27, 1810
Crime

Montgomery, Manafon

Assault on the prosecutor in the execution of his duty. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault/ riots and assaults on law officers/ parish officials

Accused
Nicholas Miles, Labourer
Montgomery, Manafon
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Morris, high constable
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/758/1
Document: 140 1
Aug 27, 1810
Crime

Carmarthen, Carmarthen

Perjury. Connected with an indictment for horsestealing against Daniel Jones, Cil-y-cwm, yeoman and William James, Llanddewibrefi, co. Card. - see doct. no. 40 in 4/757/4. According to one examination, prisoner had not revealed his suspicions regarding the two felons lest 'he should be sorry to be the means of hanging people'. No indictment. more

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

Accused
Morgan Phillip, Tailor
Carmarthen, Cil-y-cwm
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R

  • 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: 4/534/1
Document: 17
Aug 28, 1810
Crime

Radnor, Presteigne

Infanticide of her female bastard child by ripping the umbilical cord. The body had been concealed in the privy, shared by her employer, a surgeon, and a neighbouring family. Child's lung taken out and put into a pan of water which floated suggesting that air had been breathed. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Hughes, Servant 1
Radnor, Presteigne
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Stephens, overseer of the poor
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, Iq, I, E, J

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/831/3
Document: 9
Sep 14, 1810
Crime

Pembroke, Prendergast

Theft of household goods, a bucket. One recognizance refers to stealing a brass pan belonging to Joseph Make, Prendergast, yeoman. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of household goods / fixtures (bedding, linen, etc.)

Accused
Elizabeth Collins, Spinster
Pembroke, Prendergast
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Jane White, Prendergast, widow
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.1

Punishment:

Other:
R, J

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/534/1
Document: 14
Sep 20, 1810
Crime

Radnor, Nantmel

Assault. more

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

Accused
James Vaughan, Yeoman
Radnor, Nantmel
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Owen
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/633/3
Document: 61 1
Sep 30, 1810
Crime

Carmarthen, Burry Port

Theft of money - a bill - from a drawer in the state room of a ship called The Commerce. Prosecutor on hearing of prisoner's committal left Neath to avoid being bound over to prosecute. The ship was later shipwrecked off Waterford, Ireland on 22 Feb. 1811. The committing JP believed that the local constable had also been bribed by prisoner's relatives. No indictment. more

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

Accused
Thomas Rees, Mariner
Glamorgan, Neath
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Willock, Plymouth, mariner
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution (see text).

Punishment:

  • 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: 4/633/3
Document: 61 1
Sep 30, 1810
Crime

Carmarthen, Burry Port

Theft of money - a bill - from a drawer in the state room of a ship called The Commerce. Prosecutor on hearing of prisoner's committal left Neath to avoid being bound over to prosecute. The ship was later shipwrecked off Waterford, Ireland on 22 Feb. 1811. The committing JP believed that the local constable had also been bribed by prisoner's relatives. No indictment. more

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

Accused
David James, Mariner
Glamorgan, Neath
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Willock, Plymouth, mariner
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution (see text).

Punishment:

Other:
Corr, E, Ca

  • 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: 4/392/9
Document: 4
Oct 9, 1810
Crime

Brecon, Llangatwg

Infanticide of her female bastard child. Body found in a garden by a farmer's wife digging up potatoes in a garden. Head and right arm missing. more

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

Accused
Mary Morgan, Spinster
Brecon, Llangatwg
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Jenkin Jones
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty of murder, guilty of concealing

Punishment:

Other:
Iq, Ca, R, E, Cor, C

From file: 4/69/3
Document: 9
Oct 9, 1810
Crime

Denbigh, Chirk

Theft of drink, port and wine belonging to the prosecutor, tapped from a barrel on a waggon. Edward Evans implicated but not indicted. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of alcoholic drinks, including foodstuffs to make such drinks

Accused
William Jones, Labourer
Denbigh, Chirk
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Dickin, Stephen Edwards & 3 others.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Cp/I, R

From file: 4/633/3
Document: 26
Oct 10, 1810
Crime

Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil

Burglary of prosecutor's house and stealing money therefrom. Prisoner aged 40. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Daniel Richard, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Jenkins, Merthyr Tydfil, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, E, D, Ca

From file: 4/831/3
Document: 16
Oct 12, 1810
Crime

Pembroke, Camrose

Theft from an outhouse belonging to the dwelling house, of money., Prisoner and his grandson employed by prosecutor to pull down a chimney. more

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

Accused
Thomas Lewis, Labourer
Pembroke, Camrose
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Woolcock, Camrose, farmer
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
I, Cp, R