Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/639/4
Document: 27
Jun 18, 1828
Crime

Glamorgan, Llanwynno

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing wearing apparel. Prisoner, aged 28, claimed to be a son of an innkeeper from Loughor. Prisoner aged 28. more

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

Accused
Benjamin Harris, Labourer
Glamorgan, Llanwynno
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Evan Williams, Newbridge, fireman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death recorded

Other:
Ca, E

From file: 4/766/2
Document: 9
Jun 28, 1828
Crime

Carmarthen, Cynwyl Elfed

Highway robbery - stealing money and watch. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Robbery

Accused
George Smith, Labourer
aka John Smith 1
Carmarthen, Cynwyl Elfed
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Hughes
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death2

  • 1 Alias added from related document(s) within other Great Sessions records.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/766/2
Document: 9
Jun 28, 1828
Crime

Carmarthen, Cynwyl Elfed

Highway robbery - stealing money and watch. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Robbery

Accused
John Blackwall, Labourer
aka George Blackwall 1
Carmarthen, Cynwyl Elfed
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Hughes
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death2

  • 1 Alias added from related document(s) within other Great Sessions records.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/639/4
Document: 30
Jun 30, 1828
Crime

Glamorgan, Eglwysilan

Theft of industrial goods - iron chains belonging to John Crichton Stuart, Marquis of Bute. Chains used in unloading stones from Castell Coch. Prisoner, aged 20, employed on the canal. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of industrial goods (coal, iron, machinery, plant fittings, etc.)

Accused
Thomas Morgan, Labourer
Glamorgan, Eglwysilan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Rees, Cardiff, labourer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
1 year imprisonment with hard labour

From file: 4/74/4
Document: 48
Jul 3, 1828
Crime

Denbigh, Llanfwrog

Conspiracy to defraud by exhibiting a counterfeit pass signed by two JPs from co. Durham and demanding to be relieved by prosecutor. Prisoner claimed to be a shipwrecked seaman and rescued by a ship bound for Stockton, co. Durham. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Conspiracy

Accused
John Smith, Sailor
Outside Wales, Baltimore, America 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Clubbe, Llanfwrog, assistant overseer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
1 year imprisonment2

Other:
J, E, A

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/74/4
Document: 48
Jul 3, 1828
Crime

Denbigh, Llanfwrog

Conspiracy to defraud by exhibiting a counterfeit pass signed by two JPs from co. Durham and demanding to be relieved by prosecutor. Prisoner claimed to be a shipwrecked seaman and rescued by a ship bound for Stockton, co. Durham. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Conspiracy

Accused
George Morris, Sailor
Outside Wales, Baltimore, America 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Clubbe, Llanfwrog, assistant overseer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
1 year imprisonment2

Other:
J, E, A

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/74/4
Document: 48
Jul 3, 1828
Crime

Denbigh, Llanfwrog

Conspiracy to defraud by exhibiting a counterfeit pass signed by two JPs from co. Durham and demanding to be relieved by prosecutor. Prisoner claimed to be a shipwrecked seaman and rescued by a ship bound for Stockton, co. Durham. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Conspiracy

Accused
William Brown, Sailor
Outside Wales, Baltimore, America 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Clubbe, Llanfwrog, assistant overseer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
1 year imprisonment2

Other:
J, E, A

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/74/4
Document: 45
Jul 5, 1828
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Returning from transportation - see no. 1 in 4/74/3. more

Offence type: Rescue, harbouring, escaping, returning from transportation
Specific offence: Returning from transportation

Accused
Robert Owen, Labourer
Denbigh, Llangedwyn
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Robert Williams
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death recorded1

Other:
J, Ce

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/203/2
Document: 15
Jul 8, 1828
Crime

Brecon, Builth

Theft of food from prosecutor's dwelling house. Prosecutor's house was burgled but prisoner not indicted for burglary. more

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

Accused
David Rees, Labourer
Montgomery, Trefeglwys
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Thomas Pritchard, Builth, innkeeper
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/1022/2
Document: 3
Jul 11, 1828
Crime

Flint, Hawarden

Sacrilege. Breaking and entering the church of Broughton and stealing a Bible belonging to the parishoners and a Book of Common Prayer belonging to Samuel Lawrence. . Prisoner offered to sell the Bible to James Haball, Liverpool, shopkeeper. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Sacrilege

Accused
Robert Jones, Labourer
aka Robert Morris Jones
Flint, Hawarden
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Churchwardens of Hawarden
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death

Other:
E

From file: 4/766/2
Document: 8
Jul 14, 1828
Crime

Carmarthen, Carmarthen

Theft of wearing apparel belonging to prosecutor, her employer. more

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

Accused
Anne Owen, Servant
Carmarthen, Carmarthen
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Marshall, Carmarthen, gent.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.1

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/837/4
Document: 5
Jul 18, 1828
Crime

Pembroke, Haverfordwest

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing wearing apparel and cloth. Prisoner aged 16. more

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

Accused
Martha James, Singlewoman
Pembroke, Haverfordwest
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Daniel Deness
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
Ca