Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/818/1
Document: 12
Jan 20, 1768
Crime

Pembroke, Pembroke

Murder of Joseph Drummond, prosecutor's son, by beating and breaking his skull. more

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

Accused
William Furlong, Servant
Pembroke, Pembroke
Plea:
Prosecutor
Jane Blear, widow
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
J, A, Iq, R

From file: 4/818/1
Document: 12
Jan 20, 1768
Crime

Pembroke, Pembroke

Murder of Joseph Drummond, prosecutor's son, by beating and breaking his skull. more

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

Accused
Richard Morgans, Servant
Pembroke, Pembroke
Plea:
Prosecutor
Jane Blear, widow
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
J, A, Iq, R

From file: 4/818/1
Document: 12
Jan 20, 1768
Crime

Pembroke, Pembroke

Murder of Joseph Drummond, prosecutor's son, by beating and breaking his skull. more

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

Accused
William Jenkins, Servant
Pembroke, Pembroke
Plea:
Prosecutor
Jane Blear, widow
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
J, A, Iq, R

From file: 4/621/3
Document: 18
Jan 24, 1768
Crime

Glamorgan, Gelli-gaer

Burglary of prosecutor's house and stealing personal goods therefrom. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
William Edmund, Yeoman
aka William Thomas
Glamorgan, Gelli-gaer
Plea:
Prosecutor
George Williams, Gelli-gaer, blacksmith
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted on another indict

Punishment:

Other:
E, C, R

From file: 4/621/3
Document: 19
Jan 25, 1768
Crime

Glamorgan, Llantwit-juxta-Neath

Theft of cut timber belonging to prosecutor, Francis Humphrey and John Platt, gents. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of cut / growing timber

Accused
Jane Moore, Widow
Glamorgan, Llantwit-juxta-Neath
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Coles, gent.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J

From file: 4/188/7
Document: 12
Feb 1, 1768
Crime

Montgomery, Llansanffraid-ym-Mecha

Theft of food, barley, taken out of prosecutor's barn. Prisoner traced by his footprints in the snow. more

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

Accused
Henry Jones, Labourer
Montgomery, Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Evans, Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain, yeoma
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
To be whipped2

Other:
Ca, E

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/56/1
Document: 19
Feb 2, 1768
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Burglary of prosecutor's house, an inn called the Miners Arms and stealing a watch, money, buckle and buttons. One coin was dated 1671 and the other 1695. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Thomas Jones, Labourer
aka Thomas Peter
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Ellinor Williams, Wrexham, widow
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death1

Other:
R, E

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/253/3
Document: 83
Feb 16, 1768
Crime

Anglesey, Llanddona

Theft of food - barley sheaves. Recognizance refers to breaking and entering a barn. more

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

Accused
Owen Williams, Labourer
Anglesey, Llanddona
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Owen
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
E, R

From file: 4/188/7
Document: 3
Feb 17, 1768
Crime

Montgomery, Llanfair

Assault on the prosecutors. more

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

Accused
William Williams, Yeoman
Montgomery, Llanerfyl
Plea:
Prosecutor
Evan Jones & Elizabeth his wife.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/188/7
Document: 3
Feb 17, 1768
Crime

Montgomery, Llanfair Caereinion

Assault on the prosecutors. more

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

Accused
Roger Blainey, Yeoman
aka Roger Blayney
Montgomery, Llanfair Caereinion
Plea:
Prosecutor
Evan Jones & Elizabeth his wife.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/818/2
Document: 4 1
Feb 18, 1768
Crime

Pembroke, Haverfordwest

Unlawfully exercising his trade, not being a burgess or freeman of the town. No indictment. Cf. notional nos. 1000-1. more

Offence type: Marketing, labour and administrative offences
Specific offence: Unlawfully exercising a trade

Accused
John Carter, Tailor
Pembroke, Haverfordwest
Plea:
Prosecutor
Presentment by the grand jury of Haverfordw
Result

Verdict:
Discharged.

Punishment:

Other:
Pr

  • 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: 4/818/2
Document: 1000 1 ~
Feb 18, 1768
Crime

Pembroke, Haverfordwest

Unlawfully exercising his trade, not being a burgess or freeman of the town. No indictment. Doct. no. is notional, the presentment is with other presentments - no. 4 in this file. more

Offence type: Marketing, labour and administrative offences
Specific offence: Unlawfully exercising a trade

Accused
William Owen, Tailor
Pembroke, Haverfordwest
Plea:
Prosecutor
Presentment by the grand jury of Haverfordw
Result

Verdict:
Discharged.

Punishment:

Other:
Pr

  • 1 Sometimes persons were indicted with committing more than one offence on the same indictment, or a person was indicted with one offence whilst others were indicted with committing another offence on the same indictment. In order to include cases such as these in the database as separate offences a notional number was created in the document number field. All notional numbers are four digit numbers followed by a tilde (~). For example, 1000~ for the first indictment carrying a notional number within a single gaol file, 1001~ for the second, and so on. The 'Offence: further details' field will include a note to the effect that the document reference number is a notional one, followed by the correct document reference number.<br /> <br /> Note also that some offenders were indicted two or three times for the same offence: this can distort any statistical analysis. To locate such cases search free text in the 'Further offence details' field for 'Indicted twice' and 'Indicted three'.