Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/46/6
Document: 44
Jan 18, 1738
Crime

Denbigh, Gresford

Riot, breaking and destroying windows and doors of prosecutor's house. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, miscellaneous and unidentified

Accused
Isaac Edwards, Yeoman
Denbigh, Gresford
Plea:
Prosecutor
Mary Randle, widow
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/46/6
Document: 44
Jan 18, 1738
Crime

Denbigh, Gresford

Riot, breaking and destroying windows and doors of prosecutor's house. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, miscellaneous and unidentified

Accused
John Jones, Yeoman
Denbigh, Gresford
Plea:
Prosecutor
Mary Randle, widow
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/812/4
Document: 11
Jan 24, 1738
Crime

Pembroke, Carew

Infanticide of her female bastard child by throwing her into a pool of water near a well called St Stephen's Green Well. Coroner's inquest returned a verdict of murder by person(s) unknown. more

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

Accused
Anne Williams, Singlewoman
Pembroke, Penally
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Henry Gwyther
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
Iq.

From file: 4/179/4
Document: 10
Jan 27, 1738
Crime

Montgomery, Meifod

Rescuing livestock - horses - belonging to Arthur Chidloe, shoemaker, impounded for damage done to the lands of prosecutor. Pound breach. more

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

Accused
John Williams, Yeoman
Montgomery, Meifod 1
Plea:
Prosecutor
Morris Jones, Meifod2, yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 2 Details added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/611/6
Document: 44 1
Jan 28, 1738
Crime

Glamorgan, Cardiff

Manslaughter of Anne Plumley, his niece, aged 14. She died three weeks after he had indecently assaulted her. He fled. No indictment. more

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

Accused
John Price, Tiler
Glamorgan, Cardiff
Plea:
Prosecutor
No prosecution, fled
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R, E, Iq.

  • 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: 4/250/6
Document: 10
Feb 1, 1738
Crime

Anglesey, Llanddaniel

Breaking and entering the prosecutor's dwelling house and stealing money therefrom. more

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

Accused
John Jenkins, Labourer
Anglesey, Llanddaniel
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Hugh Clarkson, Llanddaniel, grocer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 7d - partial verdict

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years

Other:
R, O

From file: 4/736/4
Document: 23
Feb 8, 1738
Crime

Carmarthen, Llangadog

Assault. more

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

Accused
Catherine Walter, Married
Carmarthen, Llangadog
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Gardiner
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/736/4
Document: 23
Feb 8, 1738
Crime

Carmarthen, Llangadog

Assault. more

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

Accused
Alise John, Widow
Carmarthen, Llangadog
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Gardiner
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/1001/10
Document: 15
Feb 13, 1738
Crime

Flint, Mold

Assault on Ellenor Williams, prosecutor's wife. more

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

Accused
Katherine Johnson, Married
aka Catherine Johnson 1
Flint, Mold
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Williams
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.2

Punishment:

  • 1 Alias added from related document(s) within other Great Sessions records.
  • 2 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/812/5
Document: 9
Feb 13, 1738
Crime

Pembroke, Cilgerran

Assault. more

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

Accused
Abel Gower, Gent.
Pembroke, Cilgerran
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Colby, Cilgerran, gent.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/1001/10
Document: 11
Feb 15, 1738
Crime

Flint, Flint

Forgery of an execution issued by the County Court to recover a debt from the prosecutor, owed to the prisoner. Prisoner forged the amount due. more

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

Accused
Thomas Messham, Gent.
Flint, Hawarden
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Peter Cunnah
Result

Verdict:
Acquitted.1

Punishment:

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/518/4
Document: 18
Feb 20, 1738
Crime

Radnor, Cregrina

Assault. more

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

Accused
Griffith Prees, Yeoman
Radnor, Glasgwm
Plea:
Prosecutor
Mathew Evans
Result

Verdict:

Punishment: