Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/624/4
Document: 8
Jul 15, 1779
Crime

Glamorgan, Cilybebyll

Forcible ejectment from prosecutor's house. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Forcible entry / ejectment and related offences

Accused
Anne Jenkin, Widow
Glamorgan, Cilybebyll
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Thomas, Cilybebyll
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/624/4
Document: 8
Jul 15, 1779
Crime

Glamorgan, Cilybebyll

Forcible ejectment from prosecutor's house. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Forcible entry / ejectment and related offences

Accused
Watkin Bowen, Joiner
Glamorgan, Cilybebyll
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Thomas, Cilybebyll
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/901/2
Document: 18
Jul 17, 1779
Crime

Cardigan, Blaen-porth

Rescue of livestock belonging to John Alban, Blaen-porth, prosecutor's tennant, and Cecil Jones, widow, distrained in lieu of rent arrears. Indicted with his wife. more

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

Accused
David John, Yeoman
Cardigan, Blaen-porth
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Jones, clergyman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/901/2
Document: 18
Jul 17, 1779
Crime

Cardigan, Blaen-porth

Rescue of livestock belonging to John Alban, Blaen-porth, prosecutor's tennant, and Cecil Jones, widow, distrained in lieu of rent arrears. more

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

Accused
Anne Phillips, Married
Cardigan, Blaen-porth
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Jones, clergyman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/901/2
Document: 18
Jul 17, 1779
Crime

Cardigan, Blaen-porth

Rescue of livestock belonging to John Alban, Blaen-porth, prosecutor's tennant, and Cecil Jones, widow, distrained in lieu of rent arrears. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Benjamin, Married
Cardigan, Blaen-porth
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Jones, clergyman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/901/2
Document: 18
Jul 17, 1779
Crime

Cardigan, Blaen-porth

Rescue of livestock belonging to John Alban, Blaen-porth, prosecutor's tennant, and Cecil Jones, widow, distrained in lieu of rent arrears. Indicted with her husband. more

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

Accused
Mary John, Married
Cardigan, Blaen-porth
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Jones, clergyman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/1010/2
Document: 2
Jul 20, 1779
Crime

Flint, Mold

Assault. more

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

Accused
Abel Jones, Yeoman
Flint, Mold
Plea:
Prosecutor
Mary Hughes
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, settled out of court.1

Punishment:

Other:
Al; A, Rt, ( both in 4/1010/3 )

  • 1 Verdict added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/59/4
Document: 26
Jul 22, 1779
Crime

Denbigh, Chirk

Assault. Indicted with his wife. more

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

Accused
Edward Jones, Tailor
aka Edward James
Denbigh, Chirk
Plea:
Prosecutor
Samuel Philips
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/59/4
Document: 26
Jul 22, 1779
Crime

Denbigh, Chirk

Assault. Indicted with her husband. more

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

Accused
Jane Jones, Married
aka Jane James
Denbigh, Chirk
Plea:
Prosecutor
Samuel Philips
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/191/6
Document: 10
Jul 25, 1779
Crime

Montgomery, Llanerfyl

Rescue of livestock, cattle, impounded for damage done to prosecutor's land. Pound breach. more

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

Accused
Cadwalader Wynne, Yeoman
Montgomery, Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa
Plea: Guilty.
Prosecutor
Francis Griffith, Llanerfyl, yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/821/3
Document: 23 1
Jul 27, 1779
Crime

Pembroke, Haverfordwest

Malicious false alarm by spreading a false report that an enemy's ship had arrived at Milford Haven. Indictment missing. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Miscellaneous

Accused
Isaac Phillip, Yeoman 2
Pembroke, Haverfordwest 3
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Barrett Bowen Jordan, esq.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.4

Punishment:

Other:
A; J, Ep (both in 4/821/5)

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
  • 2 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 3 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 4 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/275/4
Document: 69
Jul 30, 1779
Crime

Caernarfon, Caernarfon

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Jones, Tanner
Caernarfon, Caernarfon
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Roberts
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment: