Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/45/2
Document: 54
Nov 30, 1730
Crime

Denbigh, Overton

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing household goods - plate. No indictment. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Breaking & entering

Accused
John Fisher, Labourer
Denbigh, Holt
Plea:
Prosecutor
Robert Caudwell, otherwise Cordwell, Overto
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, prisoner died of smallpox.

Punishment:

Other:
Aff, R

From file: 4/177/3
Document: 22 1
Nov 30, 1730
Crime

Montgomery, Berriw

Assault on the highway. No indictment. more

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

Accused
Thomas Evans, Wheelwright
Montgomery, Llanllwchaearn
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Price, Berriw, gent
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R

  • 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: 4/889/7
Document: 40 1
Nov 30, 1730
Crime

Cardigan, Aberystwyth

Assault. No indictment. Accused quartered at Aberystwyth and almost certainly not from the town. more

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

Accused
Thomas Baggeley, Soldier
Cardigan, Aberystwyth
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Evan
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.

Punishment:

Other:
R

  • 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: 4/889/7
Document: 27 1
Dec 31, 1730
Crime

Cardigan, Aberystwyth

Forcible entry of prosecutor's house. No indictment. Accused quartered at Aberystwyth and almost certainly not from the town. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Forcible entry / ejectment and related offences

Accused
Thomas Baggeley, Soldier 2
Cardigan, Aberystwyth
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Evan
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.

Punishment:

Other:
R

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
  • 2 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/516/2
Document: 41
Jan 4, 1731
Crime

Radnor, Glasbury

Murder of John Williams, prisoner's younger brother. Deceased stabbed with an eating knife. more

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

Accused
William Williams, Carpenter
Radnor, Glasbury
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Walter Williams, Glasbury, shearer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death

Other:
Iq, E, R, J

From file: 4/1000/8
Document: 24
Jan 6, 1731
Crime

Flint, Llanasa

Murder of her brother Thomas Brown by poisoning him - put rat poison in his wheat cake following a quarrel between them over prisoner's desire to marry one George Norman of Llanasa. more

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

Accused
Mary Brown, Spinster
Flint, Llanasa 1
Plea:
Prosecutor
Anne Brown, Richard Potts, Carol Potts, Pet
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
J, E, R, Ca

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/44/8
Document: 21
Jan 11, 1731
Crime

Denbigh, Llanarmon-yn-I

Extortion by colour of his office from the inhabitants of the hundred of Yale. more

Offence type: Fraud
Specific offence: Extortion

Accused
Edward Jones, Chief constable of the hundred of Yale
Denbigh, Llanarmon-yn-I
Plea:
Prosecutor
Edward Price
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/1001/1
Document: 8
Jan 13, 1731
Crime

Flint, St Asaph, co. Flint

Assault on prosecutor in the execution of their duty. The prisoner opposed the removal of her mother, Emm Powell, widow, from Gwaunysgor, where she had no legal settlement, to her house. more

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

Accused
Barbara Morris, Married
Flint, St Asaph, co. Flint
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Peirce, overseer of the poor, Gwaunysg
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Ci; Al, A, O (all in 4/1001/4 )

From file: 4/734/2
Document: 27
Jan 20, 1731
Crime

Carmarthen, Llansteffan, co. Carm.

Riot and breaking hedges and stile gates. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, boundaries / fences / banks, etc.

Accused
Richard Phillips, Labourer 1
Carmarthen, Llansteffan, co. Carm.
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Morris
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/734/2
Document: 27
Jan 20, 1731
Crime

Carmarthen, Llansteffan, co. Carm.

Riot and breaking hedges and stile gates. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, boundaries / fences / banks, etc.

Accused
William Harry, Labourer 1
Carmarthen, Llansteffan, co. Carm.
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Morris
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/734/2
Document: 27
Jan 20, 1731
Crime

Carmarthen, Llansteffan, co. Carm.

Riot and breaking hedges and stile gates. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, boundaries / fences / banks, etc.

Accused
Eleanor Jones, Spinster
Carmarthen, Llansteffan, co. Carm.
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Morris
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/45/5
Document: 23
Jan 31, 1731
Crime

Denbigh, Llanddulas

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing money. Prisoner described as a man of ill character and reputation. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Breaking & entering

Accused
David Jones, Yeoman
Denbigh, Abergele
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Hugh Lloyd, Llanddulas
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, E