Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/382/2
Document: 13
Dec 27, 1756
Crime

Brecon, Cathedin

Forgery of a deed of bargain and sale of household goods, farming implements, etc. by Phillip Watkin to Thomas Phillip. more

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

Accused
Thomas Phil Watkin, Yeoman
Brecon, Llangynidr
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas William
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/1005/6
Document: 40
Dec 29, 1756
Crime

Flint, Mold

Assault on prosecutor who was assisting a petty constable to apprehend the prisoner. more

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

Accused
Thomas Johnson, Butcher 1
Flint, Mold
Plea: Submitted. 2
Prosecutor
Emannuel Gollin, otherwise Golley, Holywell
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E, R

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Plea added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/1005/6
Document: 40
Dec 29, 1756
Crime

Flint, Mold

Assault on prosecutor who was assisting a petty constable to apprehend Thomas Johnson, Mold, butcher. more

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

Accused
David Ithell, Yeoman
Flint, Mold
Plea:
Prosecutor
Emannuel Gollin, otherwise Golley, Holywell
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E, R

From file: 4/1005/6
Document: 41
Dec 29, 1756
Crime

Flint, Mold

Assault on prosecutor in the execution of his duty in apprehending the prisoner. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault/ riots and assaults on law officers/ parish officials

Accused
Thomas Johnson, Butcher 1
Flint, Mold
Plea: Submitted. 2
Prosecutor
Joseph Davison, Holywell, constable
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E, R

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Plea added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/1005/6
Document: 41
Dec 29, 1756
Crime

Flint, Mold

Assault on prosecutor in the execution of his duty in apprehending Thomas Johnson, Mold, butcher. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault/ riots and assaults on law officers/ parish officials

Accused
David Ithell, Yeoman
Flint, Mold
Plea:
Prosecutor
Joseph Davison, Holywell, constable
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E, R

From file: 4/1005/6
Document: 42
Dec 29, 1756
Crime

Flint, Mold

Assault on prosecutor who was assisting a petty constable to apprehend the prisoner and inciting a dog, a 'bulldog or mastiff' to bite and worry him. more

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

Accused
Thomas Johnson, Butcher 1
Flint, Mold
Plea: Submitted. 2
Prosecutor
Jacob Hadfield, Holywell, miner
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E, R

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Plea added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/185/4
Document: 12
Dec 30, 1756
Crime

Montgomery, Llandinam

Theft of a horse. Prisoner apprehended at Machynlleth. more

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

Accused
Hugh Rees, Labourer 1
Outside Wales, Hopesay, co. Salop 2
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Henry Maurice, Llandinam, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:

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.
From file: 4/185/4
Document: 34
Dec 31, 1756
Crime

Montgomery, Church Stoke

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Mountford, Yeoman
Montgomery, Church Stoke
Plea:
Prosecutor
Martha Harris
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/816/3
Document: 25 1
Nov 30, 1756
Crime

Pembroke, Unspecified

Assault. No indictment. more

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

Accused
Joseph Adams, Carpenter
Pembroke, Haverfordwest
Plea:
Prosecutor
George Sutton the younger, Prendergast, glo
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: 4/52/2
Document: 32
Jan 1, 1757
Crime

Denbigh, Henllan

Assault. more

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

Accused
Thomas Davies, Yeoman
Denbigh, Henllan
Plea:
Prosecutor
Mathew Prees otherwise Price
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/523/4
Document: 17
Jan 1, 1757
Crime

Radnor, New Radnor

Theft of food, mutton more

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

Accused
Thomas Prees, Labourer
aka Thomas Price
Radnor, New Radnor
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Price
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/617/4
Document: 53
Jan 3, 1757
Crime

Glamorgan, Llanfabon

Murder of Rees Edward David, brother to prisoner's grand-father. Prisoner confessed that he came to deceased 's house with the intention of murdering all the family and robbing them since he believed deceased was wealthy. Murdered with an iron spit along with his wife and daughter. more

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

Accused
Edward Morgan, Labourer
Monmouth, St Mellons
Plea: Guilty.
Prosecutor
David Rees, Mynyddislwyn, co. Mon., yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:
Death, body to be hung in chains

Other:
Iq, R, E, C