Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/199/7
Document: 24
Mar 8, 1813
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Theft of household goods, a looking glass and sheets. Prisoner aged 48. more

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

Accused
Ellinor Turner, Married
aka Eleanor Turner
Montgomery, Welshpool
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Mary Colley, widow
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years1

Other:
J; Ca ( in 4/199/9 )

  • 1 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/199/8
Document: 5
Mar 8, 1813
Crime

Montgomery, Berriw

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing wearing apparel. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Breaking & entering

Accused
Edward Pugh, Labourer
Montgomery, Berriw
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Jones
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, to be burned in the hand and 6 months imprisonment with hard

From file: 4/633/8
Document: 22
Mar 10, 1813
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Shoplifting cloth. Prisoner, aged 32, indicted with her sister. more

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

Accused
Gwenllian Morgan, Widow
Glamorgan, Neath
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Henry Griffiths, Swansea, draper
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 5/- - partial verdic

Punishment:
1 year imprisonment

Other:
Ca., E, R, Ca(in 4/634/1)

From file: 4/633/8
Document: 22
Mar 10, 1813
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Shoplifting cloth. Prisoner, aged 30, indicted with her sister. more

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

Accused
Anne Jones, Married
Glamorgan, Llansamlet
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Henry Griffiths, Swansea, draper
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 5/- - partial verdic

Punishment:
1 year imprisonment

Other:
Ca., E, R, Ca.(in 4/634/1)

From file: 4/633/7
Document: 24
Mar 11, 1813
Crime

Glamorgan, Neath

Theft from a shop of cloth. Prisoner aged 33. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft from shops / standings in markets or fairs / from hawkers

Accused
Mary Reynolds, Married
Glamorgan, Neath
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Jones & David Jones, Neath, mercers
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 3/-.

Punishment:
3 months imprisonment1

Other:
Ca., Inv.

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/633/8
Document: 1
Mar 12, 1813
Crime

Glamorgan, Llanharan

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Morgan Deere, Gent.
Glamorgan, Llanilid
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Morgan, Llangeler, co. Carm.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/199/7
Document: 12
Mar 12, 1813
Crime

Montgomery, Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwyn

Arson of prosecutor's house. Prisoner aged 65. more

Offence type: Malicous offences against property
Specific offence: Arson

Accused
John Davies, Labourer
Montgomery, Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Edwards ,Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa, b
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution?

Punishment:

Other:
E/R, Ca

From file: 4/199/7
Document: 14
Mar 12, 1813
Crime

Montgomery, Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwyn

Arson of a hay stack in an outhouse. Prisoner aged 65. more

Offence type: Malicous offences against property
Specific offence: Arson

Accused
John Davies, Labourer
Montgomery, Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Edwards ,Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa, b
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
E/R, Ca, J

From file: 4/199/7
Document: 16
Mar 25, 1813
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Theft of money, promissory notes, from his window. Referred to as the 'big nailer'. Prisoner aged 29. more

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

Accused
David Lewis, Nailer 1
Montgomery, Welshpool
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Williams, Welshpool, innholder
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
1 year imprisonment and fined 6d instead of burning in the hand2

Other:
J, R, E, Cp, Ca

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/832/1
Document: 11
Mar 25, 1813
Crime

Pembroke, Fishguard

Theft from the dwelling house of a silver watch. Prisoner aged 24. more

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

Accused
John Cannon, Labourer
Outside Wales, Waterford, Ireland
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Jenkins, Fishguard.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Fined 1/- and 6 months imprisonment1

Other:
I, R, Ca, J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/199/7
Document: 27
Mar 25, 1813
Crime

Montgomery, Kerry

Theft of leather? a 'Sally Pletcher', cf 'salle ledur', sole leather, as suggested by Rosemary Milward, A Glossary of Household, Farming and Trade Terms from Probate Inventories. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of skins and hides / leather

Accused
Edward Jones, Labourer
Montgomery, Kerry
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Jones, esq.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/279/4
Document: 9
Mar 26, 1813
Crime

Caernarfon, Caerhun

Theft of wearing apparel belonging to prosecutor from outside his sister's dwelling house. more

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

Accused
Robert Edmund, Labourer
Caernarfon, Caerhun
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Rees Williams, Llangelynnin, husbandman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
1 year imprisonment

Other:
B, J, R, E