Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/74/5A
Document: 15
Jun 25, 1829
Crime

Denbigh, Ruabon

Theft of industrial goods - iron rails taken from a rail road. more

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

Accused
Mary Jones, Spinster
Denbigh, Ruabon
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
James Knight, Mold, co. Flint, banker & Wil
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
6 months imprisonment1

Other:
E, R

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/74/5A
Document: 49
Jun 26, 1829
Crime

Denbigh, Llanynys

Theft by servant from master of food - butter. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft by servant from master, 1825-

Accused
Jane Davies, Singlewoman
Denbigh, Llanynys
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Williams
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted on another indict

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/538/6
Document: 11
Jun 26, 1829
Crime

Radnor, Nantmel

Theft of a horse. Recovered at Rhaeadr by Thomas Jarman, Rhaeadr, auctioneer, who had just posted some hand bills with a description of the horse. Prisoner, aged 52, claimed that he came from Knighton but that he has lived in London for the past 14 years and that he frequently comes to Wales to buy horses. more

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

Accused
James Roberts, Cowkeeper/dealer
Outside Wales, London
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Powell, Staunton-on-Avon, co. Her.,
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for life1

Other:
E, R, J, Ca, J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/203/4
Document: 15
Jul 4, 1829
Crime

Montgomery, Buttington

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing wearing apparel therefrom. Prisoner aged 30. The prisoner, being sentenced to transportation twice, one sentence to commence on the expiration of the other - see no. 14 in this file. more

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

Accused
Richard Barrett, Labourer
Montgomery, Forden 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
James Gwilliam, Welshpool
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years2 - see text

Other:
E, R, J

  • 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: 4/398/6
Document: 2 1
Jul 6, 1829
Crime

Brecon, Builth

Assault with intent to ravish prosecutor. Offered her more

Offence type: Sexual offences
Specific offence: Attempted rape (including assault with intent to ravish)

Accused
Edward Thom Pritchard, Attorney
Brecon, Builth
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Anne Powell, Llanyre, Co. Rad., married?
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution?

Punishment:
None recorded

  • 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: 4/74/5A
Document: 46
Jul 7, 1829
Crime

Denbigh, Llanynys

Theft by servant from master of food - butter. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft by servant from master, 1825-

Accused
Jane Davies, Singlewoman
Denbigh, Llanynys
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Williams, Llanynys, gent.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
6 months imprisonment1

Other:
C, E, R

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/203/4
Document: 12
Jul 7, 1829
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Theft from a shop of wearing apparel. Prisoner aged 18. more

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

Accused
Louisa Roberts, Singlewoman/cap-maker
Outside Wales, Liverpool, co. Lancs. 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Francis Collings Norton, Newtown, shopkeepe
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years2

Other:
E, R, Ca, J

  • 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: 4/308/3
Document: 18
Jul 13, 1829
Crime

Meirioneth, Tywyn

Concealing birth of her male bastard child. more

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

Accused
Jane Hughes, Singlewoman
Meirioneth, Tywyn
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Daniel Thomas
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
6 months imprisonment in the House of Correction

Other:
Iq

From file: 4/203/4
Document: 13
Jul 13, 1829
Crime

Montgomery, Berriw

Theft of cut timber - deal boards. Prisoner aged 86. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of cut / growing timber

Accused
Robert Griffiths, Labourer
Montgomery, Berriw
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Hughes, Berriw, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
3 months imprisonment1

Other:
E, R, Ca, J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/916/5
Document: 1
Jul 18, 1829
Crime

Cardigan, Cardigan

Theft from a shop of cloth. Prisoner aged 27. more

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

Accused
Mary Michael, Married
Cardigan, Cardigan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Mitchell, Cardigan, draper
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
6 months imprisonment1

Other:
R, Ca

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/766/4
Document: 4
Jul 22, 1829
Crime

Carmarthen, Betws

Theft of cattle. more

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

Accused
John Lewis, Labourer
Carmarthen, Betws
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Rees Rees, Betws, farmer
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.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: 4/284/4
Document: 16
Jul 26, 1829
Crime

Caernarfon, Ynyscynhaearn

Theft of wearing apparel from prosecutor's dwelling house . Prosecutor, a 'very old' man who was in chapel when the offence took place. Indicted with his wife. more

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

Accused
John Johnson, Labourer
Caernarfon, Ynyscynhaearn
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Morris, Ynyscynhaearn
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

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

Other:
B, J, E