Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/759/3
Document: 107
Jan 10, 1814
Crime

Carmarthen, Llanelli, co. Carm.

Assault. more

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

Accused
David Morris, VIctualler
Carmarthen, Llanelli, co. Carm.
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Scott, collier
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Ci

From file: 4/759/3
Document: 107
Jan 10, 1814
Crime

Carmarthen, Llanelli, co. Carm.

Assault. more

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

Accused
Rees Williams, Blacksmith
Carmarthen, Llanelli, co. Carm.
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Scott, collier
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Ci

From file: 4/199/9
Document: 1
Jan 13, 1814
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Theft of food, wheat, belonging to the prosecutor, from the court room in the town hall, where it had been deposited with Humphrey Thomas, serjeant at mace and his brother and father, for safekeeping until sold. Humphrey Thomas followed a trail of wheat and footsteps in the snow to the prisoner's house. Prisoner aged 32. more

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

Accused
William Owen, Shoemaker 1
Montgomery, Welshpool
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Bray, Chirbury, co. Salop, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
1 year imprisonment with hard labour in the House of Correction2

Other:
Ca, E, I/Cp/R, J

  • 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: 4/70/1
Document: 36
Jan 17, 1814
Crime

Denbigh, Ruthin

Manslaughter of William Foulkes by strangling him with his own handkerchief in the fury of his mind following a quarrel. Charge of murder changed to manslaughter on the indictment. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Manslaughter

Accused
John Jones, Labourer
Denbigh, Ruthin
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Simon Griffiths, esq./coroner
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, 3 months imprisonment1

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/759/3
Document: 32
Feb 10, 1814
Crime

Carmarthen, St Ishmael

Infanticide of her male bastard child by strangulation. Not indicted with concealing the birth in the privy, although inquest refers to this. more

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

Accused
Margaret Francis, Servant
Carmarthen, St Ishmael
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Henry Edwards
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of concealing birth only.1

Punishment:
Imprisoned in the House of Correction2

Other:
I, E, Iq

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/759/4
Document: 15
Feb 14, 1814
Crime

Carmarthen, Cil-y-cwm

Theft of sheep. Indicted with his son. Reference is made in deposition that prisoner had said 'his corpse candle had passed' - cannwyll y corff. more

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

Accused
William James, Labourer
aka William Davies
Carmarthen, Cil-y-cwm
Plea:
Prosecutor
Margaret Davies, Cil-y-cwm, widow
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.

Punishment:

Other:
E, D

From file: 4/759/4
Document: 15
Feb 14, 1814
Crime

Carmarthen, Cil-y-cwm

Theft of sheep. Indicted with his son. Prisoner aged 20. more

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

Accused
Thomas James, Labourer
aka Thomas Davies
Carmarthen, Cil-y-cwm
Plea:
Prosecutor
Margaret Davies, Cil-y-cwm, widow
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.

Punishment:

Other:
E, D, R

From file: 4/393/5
Document: 10
Feb 18, 1814
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Theft of wearing apparel - an apron. Prisoner aged 17. more

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

Accused
Catherine Jones, Spinster
Brecon, Brecon
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Anne Michael, St Michael Cwmdu, widow
Result

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

Punishment:
1 year imprisonment

Other:
R

From file: 4/70/1
Document: 37
Mar 1, 1814
Crime

Denbigh, Llangollen

Nuisance by unlawfully erecting a tan house near the highway and infecting the air with 'unwholesome vapours, stinks and smells'. more

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

Accused
John Morris, Tanner
Denbigh, Llangollen
Plea:
Prosecutor
Lewis Jones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/634/1
Document: 15
Mar 2, 1814
Crime

Glamorgan, Gelli-gaer

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Phillips, Farmer
Glamorgan, Gelli-gaer
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rowland Thomas, gent.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/634/1
Document: 3
Mar 3, 1814
Crime

Glamorgan, Cardiff

Obtaining household goods by false pretences by claiming to be the wife of one Morgan Williams of Dinas Powis, farmer, who had sent her to prosecutor's shop. Prisoner aged 24, indicted twice for the fact - see no. 7 in this file. more

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

Accused
Margaret Griffith, Spinster
Monmouth, St Mellons
Plea:
Prosecutor
Samuel Partridge, Cardiff, ironmonger
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca., R

From file: 4/634/1
Document: 6
Mar 3, 1814
Crime

Glamorgan, Cardiff

Obtaining household goods by false pretences by claiming to be the wife of one David Robert of Rumney who had sent her to prosecutor's shop. Prisoner aged 24. Aliases probably names used by her to obtain other goods by false pretences. more

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

Accused
Margaret Griffith, Spinster
aka Margaret Bryant, Marga
Monmouth, St Mellons
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Davies Bird, Cardiff, bookseller
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years