Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/613/6
Document: 28
Oct 10, 1743
Crime

Glamorgan, Coychurch

Theft of twelve sheep. more

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

Accused
Robert Hugh, Blacksmith
Glamorgan, Coychurch
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David William, Llandyfodwg, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
E

From file: 4/613/6
Document: 28
Oct 10, 1743
Crime

Glamorgan, Coychurch

Theft of twelve sheep. more

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

Accused
Richard Robert, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Coychurch
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David William, Llandyfodwg, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
E

From file: 4/613/6
Document: 29
Oct 10, 1743
Crime

Glamorgan, Coychurch

Theft of fifteen sheep. more

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

Accused
Margaret David, Singlewoman
aka Margaret Andrew
Glamorgan, Coychurch
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David William, Llandyfodwg, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/613/6
Document: 29
Oct 10, 1743
Crime

Glamorgan, Coychurch

Theft of fifteen sheep. more

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

Accused
Richard Robert, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Coychurch
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
David William, Llandyfodwg, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/613/6
Document: 29
Oct 10, 1743
Crime

Glamorgan, Coychurch

Theft of fifteen sheep. more

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

Accused
Robert Hugh, Blacksmith
Glamorgan, Coychurch
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
David William, Llandyfodwg, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/613/6
Document: 37
Jan 4, 1744
Crime

Glamorgan, Caerau

Infanticide of her female bastard child more

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

Accused
Barbara David, Maidservant 1
Glamorgan, Caerau
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
William Jones, Caerau, overseer of the poor
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
E, R, Iq.

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/613/6
Document: 22
Jan 7, 1744
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Obtaining money by false pretences. Accused forged a letter supposedly from Edward Walter, St Brides Major, gent., and Mary his wife, to prosecutor asking for a loan of not). See also no. 23 in this file. more

Offence type: Fraud
Specific offence: Fraud/ deceit/ false pretences/ impersonating

Accused
Rachel Owen, Spinster
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Gabriel Powell, Swansea, gent.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.1

Punishment:
To be whipped2

Other:
R, E

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/613/6
Document: 23
Jan 12, 1744
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Forgery of a letter from Gabriel Powell to prosecutor to take the rent from a tenant and to send it to Swansea by the accused. See also no. 22 in this file. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Forgery

Accused
Rachel Owen, Spinster
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Edward Walter, St Brides Major, gent.
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/613/6
Document: 23
Jan 12, 1744
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Forgery of a letter from Gabriel Powell to prosecutor to take the rent from a tenant and to send it to Swansea by the accused. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Forgery

Accused
Rees Powell, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Neath
Plea: Guilty 1
Prosecutor
Edward Walter, St Brides Major, gent.
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
Fined 6/8d2

Other:
R, E

  • 1 Plea added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/613/6
Document: 30
Feb 2, 1744
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Theft of a silver pint mug. Prisoner sold the same to Zacharias Evan of Loughor, yeoman, who sold it to Francis Clayer, Swansea, razor grinder. more

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

Accused
William Anthony, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Llandyfaelog
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Bowen, Swansea, gent.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, C

From file: 4/613/6
Document: 27
Feb 28, 1744
Crime

Glamorgan, Tythegston

Theft from a shop of a gun barrel. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft from shops / standings in markets or fairs / from hawkers

Accused
Morgan William, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Laleston
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Samuel Williams, Aberavon, gunsmith
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
E, R

From file: 4/613/6
Document: 27
Feb 28, 1744
Crime

Glamorgan, Tythegston

Theft from a shop of a gun barrel. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft from shops / standings in markets or fairs / from hawkers

Accused
Llewelin William, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Laleston
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Samuel Williams, Aberavon, gunsmith
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
E, R