Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/761/3
Document: 44
Dec 8, 1817
Crime

Carmarthen, St Clears

Forgery of a bank note. Indicted with his first cousin. His aunt and her daughter also prosecuted - see no. 87 in this file. more

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

Accused
William Baines, Labourer
Outside Wales, Unspecified, Ireland 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.2

Punishment:
Death3

Other:
R, J

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 2 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
  • 3 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/761/3
Document: 87
Dec 8, 1817
Crime

Carmarthen, St Clears

Forgery of a bank note. Charged with her daughter. Indictment missing. Indicted separately from her nephew for the same offence - see no. 44 in this file. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Baines, Married
Outside Wales, Unspecified, Ireland 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.2

Punishment:
Death recorded3

Other:
R

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 2 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
  • 3 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/761/3
Document: 87
Dec 8, 1817
Crime

Carmarthen, St Clears

Forgery of a bank note. Charged with her daughter. Indictment missing. Indicted separately from her nephew for the same offence - see no. 44 in this file. more

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

Accused
Jane Baines, Unspecified
Outside Wales, Unspecified, Ireland 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.2

Punishment:
Death recorded3

Other:
R

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 2 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
  • 3 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/834/1
Document: 1
Dec 11, 1817
Crime

Pembroke, Narberth

Forgery of a Bank of England more

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

Accused
Stephen William, Labourer
Pembroke, Narberth
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 14 years1

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/834/1
Document: 18
Dec 11, 1817
Crime

Pembroke, Narberth

Posessing forged bank notes. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Possessing / procuring / disposing of counterfeit / forged coins or notes

Accused
Stephen William, Labourer
Pembroke, Narberth
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted on another indict

Punishment:

From file: 4/535/5
Document: 13
Dec 13, 1817
Crime

Radnor, Clyro

Assault. more

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

Accused
James Preece, Labourer
Radnor, Clyro
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Davies esq.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/535/5
Document: 16
Dec 13, 1817
Crime

Radnor, Clyro

Assault. more

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

Accused
William Davies, Esq.
Radnor, Clyro
Plea:
Prosecutor
James Preece
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/71/3
Document: 57
Dec 13, 1817
Crime

Denbigh, Abergele

Assault. more

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

Accused
James Kerfoot, Labourer
Denbigh, Abergele
Plea:
Prosecutor
Robert Jones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/71/3
Document: 59
Dec 15, 1817
Crime

Denbigh, Denbigh

Theft of wearing apparel and of nails and leather. more

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

Accused
Thomas Williams, Labourer
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Jones
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted on another indict

Punishment:

From file: 4/71/3
Document: 62
Dec 15, 1817
Crime

Denbigh, Denbigh

Theft of wearing apparel and cloth. more

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

Accused
Thomas Williams, Labourer
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Jones
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years1

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/200/7
Document: 24
Dec 17, 1817
Crime

Montgomery, Trefeglwys

Burglary of prosecutor's house and stealing tallow and food including cheese and flour. Prisoner a former servant to the prosecutor. Prisoner aged 19. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Maria Jones, Singlewoman
Montgomery, Trefeglwys
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Richards, Trefeglwys
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, reprieved, transported for life1

Other:
E, R, Ca

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/200/7
Document: 28
Dec 23, 1817
Crime

Montgomery, Llangurig

Theft from prosecutor's tenter of cloth. Prisoner aged 28. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Theft from bleaching grounds / tenters

Accused
Mary Hughes, Singlewoman
Montgomery, Llangurig
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Titley, Llangurig
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of stealing but not in the night tim

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years1

Other:
Ca ( & in 4/200/10 )

  • 1 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.