Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/383/8
Document: 15
May 1, 1764
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Assault. more

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

Accused
Lewis Jones, Butcher
Brecon, Brecon
Plea:
Prosecutor
Samuel Church the younger
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/54/2
Document: 21
May 1, 1764
Crime

Denbigh, Llanddoged

Assault. more

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

Accused
David Roberts, Labourer
Denbigh, Llanddoged
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Bartholomew
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/54/2
Document: 21
May 1, 1764
Crime

Denbigh, Llanddoged

Assault. more

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

Accused
Thomas Davies, Labourer
Denbigh, Llanddoged
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Bartholomew
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/54/2
Document: 21
May 1, 1764
Crime

Denbigh, Llanddoged

Assault. more

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

Accused
Hugh Davies, Labourer
Denbigh, Llanddoged
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Bartholomew
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/620/2
Document: 13
May 14, 1764
Crime

Glamorgan, Llandaf

Theft of wearing apparel. more

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

Accused
John David, Mason
Pembroke, Fishguard
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Lander, Llandaf, victualler
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 4/-

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years1

Other:
R, J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/187/8
Document: 47
May 16, 1764
Crime

Montgomery, Castell Caereinion

Murder of John Hughes by striking him on the head with a fire shovel during a fight, whereby pieces of skull lacerated his brain. Affidavits record that David Hughes, the deceased's brother killed him. The Hughes' family, consisting of three brothers were a 'fighting, quarrelsome people' who 'had an inclination to quarrel with the Jones's'. Indicted with his brother, both nicknamed the 'Lads of the Coomb'. The two sets of brothers had previously attended a cockfight. Inquest records manslaughter and that others unknown were implicated. more

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

Accused
William Jones, Yeoman
Montgomery, Castell Caereinion
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Evan Hughes, Welshpool, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
A, N, I, R, Iq

From file: 4/187/8
Document: 47
May 16, 1764
Crime

Montgomery, Castell Caereinion

Murder of John Hughes by striking him on the head with a fire shovel during a fight, whereby pieces of skull lacerated his brain. Affidavits record that David Hughes, the deceased's brother killed him. The Hughes' family, consisting of three brothers were a 'fighting, quarrelsome people' who 'had an inclination to quarrel with the Jones's'. Indicted with his brother, both nicknamed the 'Lads of the Coomb'. The two sets of brothers had previously attended a cockfight. Inquest records manslaughter and that others unknown were implicated. more

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

Accused
John Jones, Yeoman
Montgomery, Castell Caereinion
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Evan Hughes, Welshpool, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
A, N, I, R, Iq

From file: 4/897/8
Document: 11
May 17, 1764
Crime

Cardigan, Llansanffraid

Murder of Richard Ellis, co. Ang., cobbler, by beating him with a stick and casting him to the ground. Died on 25. 5. 1764. Inquest records manslaughter. more

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

Accused
John David Richard, Drover
Cardigan, Llanilar
Plea:
Prosecutor
Morgan Evan, Llanbadarn Trefeglwys, oversee
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, not apprehended?

Punishment:

Other:
R, Iq

From file: 4/54/2
Document: 2
May 17, 1764
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Rescue of horses from prosecutor's custody as they were driven to the common pound. more

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

Accused
George Lancelot, Labourer
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea:
Prosecutor
Elizabeth Davies
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Al (in 4/54/3 )

From file: 4/383/8
Document: 12
May 18, 1764
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Theft of personal goods, a silver watch. more

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

Accused
Martin Speechley, Watchmaker
aka James West
Brecon, Brecon
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Michael David, Cil-y-cwm, co. Carm., clockm
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, J

From file: 4/897/8
Document: 1
May 29, 1764
Crime

Cardigan, Llangrannog

Theft of sheep. more

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

Accused
John Thomas, Unspecified
Cardigan, Llangrannog
Plea:
Prosecutor
Llewellin Watkins
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/54/2
Document: 37
Jun 3, 1764
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Theft of cloth and wool belonging to Elizabeth Jones, prosecutor's wife. more

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

Accused
Thomas Davies, Labourer
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea:
Prosecutor
Simon Jones
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca, E