Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/528/2
Document: 7
Aug 1, 1780
Crime

Radnor, Rhaeadr

Assault. more

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

Accused
William Lewis, Yeoman
Radnor, Rhaeadr
Plea:
Prosecutor
Evan Probert
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/303/1
Document: 8
Aug 7, 1780
Crime

Meirioneth, Dolgellau

Malicious shooting at prosecutor and Griffith Owen, yeoman. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Malicious / felonious shooting

Accused
William Jones, Joiner
Meirioneth, Dolgellau
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Richard, yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Al

From file: 4/59/7
Document: 1
Aug 9, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Assault on Joseph Stoddard, gaolkeeper and rescue of George Nailor and himself from his custody. See nos. 24-5, 27 in 4/59/6. Prisoner a sergeant in the Royal Anglesey Militia. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Attempted murder and related offences

Accused
Salusbury Davies, Sergeant in the militia 1
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
21/2 years imprisonment2

Other:
O ( in 4/60/2 )

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/59/7
Document: 1
Aug 9, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Assault on Joseph Stoddard, gaolkeeper and rescue of Salusbury Davies and himself from his custody. See nos. 24-5, 27 in 4/59/6. Prisoner a sergeant in the Royal Anglesey Militia. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Attempted murder and related offences

Accused
George Nailor, Sergeant in the militia 1
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
1 year and 2 months imprisonment2

Other:
O ( in 4/60/2 )

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/59/7
Document: 1
Aug 9, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Assault on Joseph Stoddard, gaolkeeper and rescue of Salusbury Davies and George Nailor from his custody. See nos. 24-5, 27 in 4/59/6. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Attempted murder and related offences

Accused
John Wynn, Gent.
aka John Wynne
Denbigh, Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Fined 13/4d, 1 year and 3 months imprisonment and to find sureties for his good behav

Other:
Wa; W, J ( both in 4/59/8 ); R (& in

From file: 4/59/7
Document: 1
Aug 9, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Assault on Joseph Stoddard, gaolkeeper and rescue of Salusbury Davies and George Nailor from his custody. See nos. 24-5, 27 in 4/59/6. Document refers to the fact that prisoner was not yet taken. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Attempted murder and related offences

Accused
John Davies, Weaver
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

From file: 4/276/1
Document: 27
Aug 9, 1780
Crime

Caernarfon, Cricieth

Infanticide of her female bastard child by strangulation. Inquest records that the child was stillborn. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Infanticide, i.e. new born child murder (including concealing birth)

Accused
Elizabeth Thomas, Spinster
Caernarfon, Cricieth
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Jones
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution?

Punishment:

Other:
Iq

From file: 4/386/7
Document: 2
Aug 10, 1780
Crime

Brecon, Llanfrynach

Theft of cattle, 37 in number. more

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

Accused
Benjamin Williams, Yeoman
Brecon, Llanfrynach
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Thomas, Llanfrynach, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/386/7
Document: 4
Aug 18, 1780
Crime

Brecon, Builth

Assault. more

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

Accused
James William, Unspecified
Brecon, Builth
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Morris
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/276/1
Document: 52
Aug 22, 1780
Crime

Caernarfon, Bangor

Assault. more

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

Accused
Thomas Thomas, Mariner
Caernarfon, Bangor
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Hughes
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
A, R

From file: 4/276/1
Document: 53
Aug 22, 1780
Crime

Caernarfon, Bangor

Malicious shooting. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Malicious / felonious shooting

Accused
Thomas Thomas, Mariner
Caernarfon, Bangor
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Hughes
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/1010/5
Document: 1
Aug 27, 1780
Crime

Flint, Overton

Theft of iron in the form of 'iron stokes or binding of cart wheels' from prosecutor's carthouse. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of tools (craft tools, agricultural implements, etc.,)

Accused
Thomas Kempster, Labourer
Flint, Overton
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Jones, Overton, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, E, I/Cp