Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/611/6
Document: 35
Dec 28, 1737
Crime

Glamorgan, Coychurch

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing wearing apparel and money. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Breaking & entering

Accused
Margaret David, Spinster
Glamorgan, Coychurch
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
John Thomas, Coychurch, labourer
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/611/6
Document: 44 1
Jan 28, 1738
Crime

Glamorgan, Cardiff

Manslaughter of Anne Plumley, his niece, aged 14. She died three weeks after he had indecently assaulted her. He fled. No indictment. more

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

Accused
John Price, Tiler
Glamorgan, Cardiff
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
No prosecution, fled
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, E, Iq.

  • 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: 4/611/6
Document: 42
Mar 1, 1738
Crime

Glamorgan, Gelli-gaer

Assault. more

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

Accused
Anthony William, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Gelli-gaer
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Stephen Lewis
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/611/6
Document: 39
Mar 4, 1738
Crime

Glamorgan, Coychurch

Robbery and attempted breaking and entering. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Robbery

Accused
John Thomas, Labourer
Glamorgan, Marcross
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Barbara Thomas, Coychurch
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted on another indict

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
J, R, E

From file: 4/611/6
Document: 39
Mar 4, 1738
Crime

Glamorgan, Coychurch

Robbery and attempted breaking and entering. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Robbery

Accused
Edward Thomas, Labourer
Glamorgan, Marcross
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Barbara Thomas, Coychurch
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted on another indict

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
J, R, E

From file: 4/611/6
Document: 40
Mar 4, 1738
Crime

Glamorgan, Coychurch

Burglary of prosecutor's house and stealing a hatchet and an iron spit. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
John Thomas, Labourer
Glamorgan, Marcross
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Barbara Thomas, Coychurch
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death

Other:
J, R, E

From file: 4/611/6
Document: 40
Mar 4, 1738
Crime

Glamorgan, Coychurch

Burglary of prosecutor's house and stealing a hatchet and an iron spit. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Edward Thomas, Labourer
Glamorgan, Marcross
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Barbara Thomas, Coychurch
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death

Other:
J, R, E

From file: 4/611/6
Document: 5
Mar 10, 1738
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Theft of an iron bar. Case removed to Quarter Sessions. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of industrial goods (coal, iron, machinery, plant fittings, etc.)

Accused
Hopkin Rees, Tiler
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Elizabeth Herbert, widow
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/611/6
Document: 37
Mar 10, 1738
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Theft of iron bars as in nos 22-3 in 4/611/5? more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of industrial goods (coal, iron, machinery, plant fittings, etc.)

Accused
William Owen, Sawyer
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Elizabeth Herbert, widow
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/611/6
Document: 38
Mar 12, 1738
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Burglary of prosecutor's warehouse and stealing wine. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Roger William, Labourer
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
John Mansell, Swansea
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, not apprehended?

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
W(in 4/613/4 - 614/3 passim)

From file: 4/611/6
Document: 38
Mar 12, 1738
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Burglary of prosecutor's warehouse and stealing wine. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
William John, Labourer
aka William Roberts
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
John Mansell, Swansea
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/611/6
Document: 4
Mar 20, 1738
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Theft of hay. Case was removed to Quarter Sessions1 more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of hay

Accused
John Hugh, Blacksmith
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Gabriel Powell, gent.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

  • 1 Details added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.