Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/528/8
Document: 6
May 13, 1783
Crime

Radnor, Aberedw

Riot and assault. Indicted with his wife. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
Benjamin Watkins, Yeoman
Radnor, Aberedw
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Davies
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.1

Punishment:

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/528/8
Document: 6
May 13, 1783
Crime

Radnor, Aberedw

Riot and assault. Indicted with her husband. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
Elizabeth Watkins, Married
Radnor, Aberedw
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Davies
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.1

Punishment:

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/528/8
Document: 6
May 13, 1783
Crime

Brecon, Aberedw

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
William Price, Yeoman
Brecon, Builth
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Davies
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.1

Punishment:

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/528/8
Document: 7
May 13, 1783
Crime

Brecon, Aberedw

Riot and assault on Elizabeth Watkins, prosecutor's wife. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
Walter Powell, Yeoman
Brecon, Allt-mawr
Plea:
Prosecutor
Benjamin Watkins
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/528/8
Document: 7
May 13, 1783
Crime

Brecon, Aberedw

Riot and assault on Elizabeth Watkins, prosecutor's wife. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
William Davies, Yeoman
Radnor, Presteigne
Plea:
Prosecutor
Benjamin Watkins
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/528/8
Document: 7
May 13, 1783
Crime

Brecon, Aberedw

Riot and assault on Elizabeth Watkins, prosecutor's wife. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
Richard Jones, Yeoman
Radnor, Presteigne
Plea:
Prosecutor
Benjamin Davies
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/387/4
Document: 4
May 14, 1783
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Theft of food, wheat, from barn. Prisoner claimed to be poor with nothing to eat. Stole twice in the same day - see no. 17 and her examination. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Morgan, Spinster
aka Elizabeth Jones
Brecon, Brecon
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Timothy Rowlands, Brecon, innkeeper
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J, R, E, C

From file: 4/387/4
Document: 17
May 14, 1783
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Theft of food, wheat. Prisoner stole twice in the same day and claimed to be poor with nothing to eat - see no. 4 and her examination about no. 4. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Morgan, Spinster
aka Elizabeth Jones
Brecon, Brecon
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Timothy Rowland, Brecon, innkeeper
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution?

Punishment:

From file: 4/903/1
Document: 12 1
May 14, 1783
Crime

Cardigan, Aberystwyth

Challenging to a duel. A revived quarrel concerning accused's lack of support for prosecutor's interests at an election led to a challenge to a duel. Prisoner 'heated with liqueur and passion' at cattle fair. Prosecutor an agent to and receiver of the Gogerddan estate. No indictment. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Challenging to a duel

Accused
Rev. Richard Lloyd, Clergyman
Cardigan, Llanfihangel Genau'r-glyn
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Lewes, esq.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
A

  • 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: 4/528/9
Document: 24
May 20, 1783
Crime

Radnor, Aberedw

Assault. more

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

Accused
William Davies, Yeoman
Radnor, Presteigne
Plea:
Prosecutor
Lodwick Watkins
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Ci

From file: 4/1010/10
Document: 8
May 22, 1783
Crime

Flint, Hawarden

Infanticide of her female bastard child by drowning it in a coalpit filled with water. Prisoner employed by the prosecutor. more

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

Accused
Mary Jones, Servant 1
Flint, Mold 2
Plea:
Prosecutor
Benjamin Bithell, Hawarden, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution - at large.3

Punishment:

Other:
Iq, E, R

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 3 Verdict added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/60/4
Document: 17
May 23, 1783
Crime

Denbigh, Betws-yn-Rhos

Conspiracy to procure the marriage of Roger Jones, Betws-yn-Rhos and Magdalen Parry, Abergele, widow, both poor persons, so that Betws-yn-Rhos would have the expense of maintaining Magdalen Parry and her children. Roger Jones also given more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Conspiracy

Accused
Thomas Roberts, Farmer/overseer of the poor
Denbigh, Abergele
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Wynne, esq.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.1

Punishment:
Fined 1/-2

Other:
J ( in 4/61/1 )

  • 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.