Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/68/3
Document: 20
Sep 23, 1806
Crime

Denbigh, Marchwiail

Infanticide of her male bastard child by abandoning it in a field. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Hughes, Spinster
aka Betsy Hughes
Denbigh, Marchwiail
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Cross, Marchwiail, shoemaker
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
D, R, Iq

From file: 4/68/3
Document: 19
Jan 8, 1807
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Theft from a shop - of tea. more

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

Accused
Mary Roberts, Married
Denbigh, Llanarmon-yn-I
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
James Kenrick, Wrexham, grocer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, commuted to 1 year imprisonment1

Other:
D, R

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/68/3
Document: 21
Feb 27, 1807
Crime

Denbigh, Denbigh

Theft of food, peas, belonging to the prosecutor and sacks belonging to him and Isaac Roberts from an inn? His father indicted for receiving - see notional doc. no. 1000. more

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

Accused
Thomas Jones, Shoemaker
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Parry, Denbigh, innkeeper
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/68/3
Document: 1000
Feb 27, 1807
Crime

Denbigh, Denbigh

Receiving stolen goods, peas, from his son. Doc. no. is notional, the charge is on the indictment against the principal - no. 2 in this file. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Receiving stolen goods (both felonies and larcenies)

Accused
Thomas Jones, Shoemaker 1
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Parry, Denbigh, innkeeper
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.