Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/636/2
Document: 7
Jan 1, 1820
Crime

Glamorgan, St Mary Hill

Breaking and entering a grave and removing the coffin of William Rees, esq. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Miscellaneous

Accused
Lewis Howell, Innkeeper
Glamorgan, St Mary Hill
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Pritchard
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/636/2
Document: 7
Jan 1, 1820
Crime

Glamorgan, St Mary Hill

Breaking and entering a grave and removing the coffin of William Rees, esq. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Miscellaneous

Accused
Jenkin John, Labourer
Glamorgan, St Mary Hill
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Pritchard
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/636/2
Document: 7
Jan 1, 1820
Crime

Glamorgan, St Mary Hill

Breaking and entering a grave and removing the coffin of William Rees, esq. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Miscellaneous

Accused
William Evan, Mason
Glamorgan, Coychurch
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Pritchard
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/636/2
Document: 7
Jan 1, 1820
Crime

Glamorgan, St Mary Hill

Breaking and entering a grave and removing the coffin of William Rees, esq. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Miscellaneous

Accused
David Jenkins, Mason
Glamorgan, Cowbridge
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Pritchard
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/636/2
Document: 7
Jan 1, 1820
Crime

Glamorgan, St Mary Hill

Breaking and entering a grave and removing the coffin of William Rees, esq. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Miscellaneous

Accused
William Jenkins, Carpenter
Glamorgan, Llantwit Major
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Pritchard
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/636/1
Document: 38
Jan 3, 1820
Crime

Glamorgan, Coychurch

Theft of sheep. Prisoner aged 28. more

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

Accused
David Smith, Publican/victualler
Glamorgan, Newcastle
Plea:
Prosecutor
Hopkin Mathew, Coychurch, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca., R

From file: 4/762/1
Document: 51 1
Jan 3, 1820
Crime

Carmarthen, Talley

Murder of Griffith Edward of Talley, yeoman, by shooting him. No indictment. Inquest records manslaughter. more

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

Accused
David Davies, Farmer
Carmarthen, Talley
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R, 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: 4/396/3
Document: 11
Jan 5, 1820
Crime

Brecon, Crickhowell

Theft of cut timber. Prisoner aged 31. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of cut / growing timber

Accused
Howell Thomas, Carpenter
Brecon, Crickhowell
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Henry Rumsey Williams, esq.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 9d - partial verdict

Punishment:
2 months imprisonment

Other:
R, Ca

From file: 4/259/1
Document: 21
Jan 6, 1820
Crime

Anglesey, Llanffinan

Theft of sheep. more

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

Accused
William Owen, Butcher
Anglesey, Pentraeth
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Henry Jones, Llanffinan, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
B, J, I, Ca, R

From file: 4/259/1
Document: 21
Jan 6, 1820
Crime

Anglesey, Llanffinan

Theft of sheep. more

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

Accused
William Hughes, Butcher
Anglesey, Pentraeth
Plea:
Prosecutor
Henry Jones, Llanffinan, farmer
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, prisoner escaped from gaol

Punishment:

Other:
B, J, I, Ca, R

From file: 4/72/1
Document: 39
Jan 6, 1820
Crime

Denbigh, St Asaph, co. Denb.

Murder of Robert Jones by striking him in the head with a stick in that part of St Asaph which lies in co. Denb. Deceased and prisoner employed in threshing corn by John Williams of St Asaph who suspected that one or both had been stealing the same. Deceased found in the barn. more

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

Accused
Thomas Williams, Labourer
Denbigh, St Asaph
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Robert Nicholls, coroner
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, body to be delivered to the surgeons to be dissected and anatomised1

Other:
E, R

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/636/1
Document: 39
Jan 8, 1820
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Theft of personal goods - a pocket book. Prosecutor approached by three women, one of whom took his arm and the other two came from behind him and asked him to buy them beer in 'this cold weather'. Prisoner aged 19. See also no. 41 in this file. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Thomas, Spinster
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea:
Prosecutor
Micha Williams, Pyle
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R, E, Ca