Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/271/1
Document: 9
May 8, 1736
Crime

Caernarfon, Caernarfon

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault/ riots and assaults on law officers/ parish officials

Accused
Richard Williams, Feltmaker
Caernarfon, Caernarfon
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Griffith Jones, under-sheriff
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
W(in 4/271/1-2), R

From file: 4/271/1
Document: 9
May 8, 1736
Crime

Caernarfon, Caernarfon

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault/ riots and assaults on law officers/ parish officials

Accused
Evan Jones, Miller
Caernarfon, Caernarfon
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Griffith Jones, under-sheriff
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
W(in 4/271/1-2),

From file: 4/271/1
Document: 9
May 8, 1736
Crime

Caernarfon, Caernarfon

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault/ riots and assaults on law officers/ parish officials

Accused
John Thomas, Fiddler
Caernarfon, Caernarfon
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Griffith Jones, under-sheriff
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
W(in 4/271/1-2),

From file: 4/611/3
Document: 23
May 10, 1736
Crime

Glamorgan, Llanrhidian

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
Mary Roberts, Singlewoman
Glamorgan, Llanrhidian
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Mary Humphrey
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, I

From file: 4/250/5
Document: 54
May 12, 1736
Crime

Anglesey, Llanddona

Assault. more

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

Accused
David Morgan, Yeoman
Anglesey, Llanddona
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
William David
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/611/3
Document: 25
May 15, 1736
Crime

Outside Wales, Berkeley, co. Glos.

Bigamy. Marrying Catherine Touft or Tuffe at Bath, co. Glos., on 5 May 1735 and marrying Mary Turner at Berkley, co. Glos., on 15 May 1736. Uncertain whether he lived in Cardiff; he was apprehended there on 24 June 1736. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Bigamy

Accused
Henry Nugent, Labourer
aka Henry Eugene
Glamorgan, Cardiff
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Samuel Smith
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years, prays benefit of clergy, to be burned in the hand1

Other:
E

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/611/3
Document: 25
May 15, 1736
Crime

Outside Wales, Berkeley, co. Glos.

Bigamy. Marrying Catherine Touft or Tuffe at Bath, co. Glos., on 5 May 1735 and marrying Mary Turner at Berkeley, co. Glos., on 15 May 1736. Uncertain whether he lived in Cardiff; he was apprehended there on 24 June 1736. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Bigamy

Accused
Henry Nugent, Labourer
aka Henry Eugene
Glamorgan, Cardiff
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Samuel Smith
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years, prays benefit of clergy, to be burned in the hand1

Other:
E

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/611/3
Document: 30
May 16, 1736
Crime

Glamorgan, Whitchurch, co. Glam.

Theft of cattle - two oxen. more

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

Accused
Rowland Lewis, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Gelli-gaer
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Catherine Mathew. Whitchurch, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.1

Punishment:
None recorded

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/46/3
Document: 1
May 20, 1736
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Assault. more

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

Accused
Thomas Cope, Yeoman
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Walter Clement, gent.
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
Al

From file: 4/375/6A
Document: 4
May 20, 1736
Crime

Brecon, Llangenny

Theft of cattle. more

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

Accused
Harry Price, Cobbler
Brecon, Llanfilo
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Harry Price the elder, Grosmont, co. Mon.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R

From file: 4/298/4
Document: 72
May 22, 1736
Crime

Meirioneth, Tal-y-llyn

Assault more

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

Accused
John Tybott, Yeoman
aka John Tibbots
Meirioneth, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, co. Mer.
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Robert David
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution?

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
Al (in 4/298/5), W (in 4/298/4-4/302/2 pass

From file: 4/179/1
Document: 10
May 22, 1736
Crime

Montgomery, Llansanffraid-ym-Mecha

Arson of the house of Mary Davies, pauper, who had been removed from the house by order of the quarter sessions to the parish of Llanyblodwel. Other evidence suggests that she set fire to the house. more

Offence type: Malicous offences against property
Specific offence: Arson

Accused
William Jones, Labourer
Montgomery, Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain 1
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
David Solomon
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
E

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.