Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/47/5
Document: 22 1
May 27, 1741
Crime

Flint, Mold

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing pewter plates and dishes. No indictment. more

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

Accused
John Owen, Labourer
Outside Wales, Oswestry, co. Salop
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Griffith, Mold, tailor?
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R, E/C

  • 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: 4/1003/1
Document: 4
May 29, 1741
Crime

Flint, Hawarden

Murder of Ann Gill at her brother, the prosecutor's house. Prisoner had asked the deceased if she would go with him to the maypole on the moor. When the prisoner took down the deceased's brother's gun from the mantle-piece, it went off. Deceased called both Anne and Mary Gill at inquest. more

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

Accused
Robert Morris, Yeoman
aka Robbin
Flint, Hawarden
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Isaac Williams, Hawarden
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
Iq; R, E ( in 4/1002/6 )

From file: 4/1003/1
Document: 11
May 29, 1741
Crime

Flint, Halkyn

Assault with intent to ravish Ellen Parry, prosecutor's wife. more

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

Accused
Robert Watson, Yeoman
Flint, Halkyn
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Parry
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.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: 4/47/5
Document: 38
May 29, 1741
Crime

Denbigh, Abergele

Theft of money, household goods and wearing apparel. more

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

Accused
Mary Hughes, Spinster
Denbigh, Abergele
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Robert Williams, Llysfaen, co.Caern. yeoma
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 6d - partial verd

Punishment:

Other:
R, Ca, J

From file: 4/47/5
Document: 31 1
May 31, 1741
Crime

Denbigh, Ruabon

Breaking and entering prosecutor's dwelling house and assaulting Mary Magloughlen, his wife. A dispute had arisen between the prisoner and the prosecutor and his wife concerning putting bread in the oven common to both parties. No indictment. Prisoner's brother and sister implicated. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Brown, Widow
Denbigh, Ruabon
Plea:
Prosecutor
Peter Magloughlen, Ruabon, tanner
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R, E

  • 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: 4/47/5
Document: 31 1
May 31, 1741
Crime

Denbigh, Ruabon

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and assaulting Mary Magloughlen, his wife. A dispute had arisen between Elizabeth Brown, prisoner's sister and the prosecutor and his wife concerning putting bread in the oven common to both parties. No indictment. Prisoner's brother and sister implicated. more

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

Accused
Sarah Pierce, Married
Denbigh, Ruabon
Plea:
Prosecutor
Peter Magloughlen, Ruabon, tanner
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R, E

  • 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: 4/47/5
Document: 31 1
May 31, 1741
Crime

Denbigh, Ruabon

Breaking and entering prosecutor's dwelling house and assaulting Mary Magloughlen, his wife. A dispute had arisen between Elizabeth Brown, prisoner's sister and the prosecutor and his wife concerning putting bread in the oven common to both parties. No indictment. Prisoner's two sister's implicated. more

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

Accused
William Reeves, Wood collier
Denbigh, Ruabon
Plea:
Prosecutor
Peter Magloughlen, Ruabon, tanner
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R, E

  • 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: 4/613/1
Document: 30
May 31, 1741
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangattock

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing household goods and wearing apparel some of which were sold to a woman in Cowbridge. Prisoner suspected because he had asked prosecutor's daughter for lodging. more

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

Accused
Abraham Richard, Collier 1
Glamorgan, Cadoxton juxta Neath 2
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Lewis Lewis
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of the theft only - partial verdict.

Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, to be burned in the hand3

Other:
J, R, E

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 3 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/519/7
Document: 12
Jun 1, 1741
Crime

Radnor, Nantmel

Theft of a horse. Horse found near Shrewsbury. prisoner captured near Llanidloes, co. Mont., armed with a pistol. Described as a highwayman. more

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

Accused
David Rosser, Labourer
aka David Jones, David Dav
Radnor, St Harmon
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Rees Morris
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death

Other:
E, J

From file: 4/519/5
Document: 8
Jun 3, 1741
Crime

Radnor, Knighton

Theft of pigs. Accused claim to have purchased the pigs at Knighton market the day after they were stolen. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of livestock apart from horses, cattle and sheep (mainly pigs)

Accused
John Prosser, Yeoman
Outside Wales, Lyonshall, co. Her. 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
James Clark
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, E, Ca, I

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/519/5
Document: 8
Jun 3, 1741
Crime

Radnor, Knighton

Theft of pigs. Accused claim to have purchased the pigs at Knighton market the day after they were stolen. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of livestock apart from horses, cattle and sheep (mainly pigs)

Accused
Jeremiah Lane, Yeoman
Outside Wales, Kington, co. Her. 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
James Clark
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, E, Ca, J

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/519/5
Document: 8
Jun 3, 1741
Crime

Radnor, Knighton

Theft of pigs. Accused claim to have purchased the pigs at Knighton market the day after they were stolen. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of livestock apart from horses, cattle and sheep (mainly pigs)

Accused
Thomas Prosser, Yeoman
Outside Wales, Leominster, co. Her. 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
James Clark
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, E, Ca, J

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.