Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/376/6
Document: 20
Nov 8, 1739
Crime

Brecon, Hay

Theft of sheep. more

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

Accused
Rowland Williams, Yeoman
Brecon, Hay
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Roger Perrott, Llanigon
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 5/-

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/812/8
Document: 8
Nov 19, 1739
Crime

Pembroke, Whitechurch

Riot and unlawful and seditious assembly at Pontfain. See text to no. 14 in this file. more

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

Accused
William Hugh, Yeoman
Pembroke, Manordeifi
Plea: Submitted. 1
Prosecutor
William Lewis
Result

Verdict:
Fined 6d, paid

Punishment:

Other:
F & A ( in 4/813/1)

  • 1 Plea added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/812/8
Document: 8
Nov 19, 1739
Crime

Pembroke, Whitechurch

Riot and unlawful and seditious assembly. See text to no. 14 in this file. more

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

Accused
John Powell, Yeoman/Baptist preacher
Brecon, Llanfihangel Abergwesyn
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Lewis
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
F & A ( in 4/813/1)

From file: 4/812/8
Document: 8
Nov 19, 1739
Crime

Pembroke, Whitechurch

Riot and unlawful and seditious assembly at Pontfain. See text to no. 14 in this file. more

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

Accused
James Evan, Yeoman/Baptist preacher
Pembroke, Llangolman
Plea: Submitted. 1
Prosecutor
William Lewis
Result

Verdict:
Fined 6d, paid

Punishment:

Other:
F & A ( in 4/813/1)

  • 1 Plea added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/812/8
Document: 8
Nov 19, 1739
Crime

Pembroke, Whitechurch

Riot and unlawful and seditious assembly at Pontfain. See text to no. 14 in this file. more

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

Accused
John William, Yeoman
Pembroke, Cilgerran
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Lewis
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
A ( in 4/813/1)

From file: 4/812/8
Document: 8
Nov 19, 1739
Crime

Pembroke, Whitechurch

Riot and unlawful and seditious assembly at Pontfain. See text to no. 14 in this file. more

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

Accused
David Lloyd, Yeoman
Pembroke, Moylgrove
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Lewis
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
A ( in 4/813/1)

From file: 4/812/8
Document: 15
Nov 20, 1739
Crime

Pembroke, St Brides

Infanticide of her female 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
Mary David, Singlewoman
Pembroke, St Brides
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Rowe, St Brides
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, Iq., J

From file: 4/377/2
Document: 23 1
Nov 30, 1739
Crime

Brecon, Defynnog

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house. No indictment. more

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

Accused
David Thoma Thomas, Yeoman
Brecon, Defynnog
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Powell
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R

  • 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: 4/377/2
Document: 23 1
Nov 30, 1739
Crime

Brecon, Defynnog

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house. No indictment. more

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

Accused
Evan John, Labourer
Brecon, Defynnog
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Powell
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R

  • 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: 4/737/3
Document: 34
Dec 1, 1739
Crime

Carmarthen, Carmarthen

Breaking and entering the storehouse of James Phillips, esq., and stealing cut timber therefrom. more

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

Accused
Richard David, Fisherman
aka Dick the Devil, Dick y
Carmarthen, Carmarthen
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
James David
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J, R

From file: 4/1002/4
Document: 17
Dec 5, 1739
Crime

Denbigh, Abergele

Theft of cotton wool belonging to George Tyrer , Thomas Steel, John Knight, John Cobham, Catherine Wilson and the prosecutor, Partners and Merchants, from a warehouse. Indicted with a larceny, not theft from a warehouse. William Davies, Llanasa, tailor, implicated but not indicted. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of cloth / wool

Accused
Richard Jones, Mariner
Flint, Whitford
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Charles Roberts, Liverpool, co. Lancs, merc
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 10d - partial verdi

Punishment:
To be whipped

Other:
E, R, I

From file: 4/180/2
Document: 30
Dec 15, 1739
Crime

Montgomery, Guilsfield

Theft of cloth received by prosecutor from customers to be dyed. When the accused's house was searched prosecutor found 5 yds. of cloth stolen from him the previous Christmas. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of cloth / wool

Accused
Elizabeth Griffiths, Married
Montgomery, Guilsfield
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Ransom the elder, Guilsfield, dyer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, E, J