Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/524/2
Document: 4
Jun 1, 1761
Crime

Radnor, Knighton

Assault. more

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

Accused
William Williams, Yeoman
Outside Wales, Clun, co. Salop
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Jones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/524/2
Document: 4
Jun 1, 1761
Crime

Radnor, Knighton

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Vaughan, Tanner
Radnor, Disgoed
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Jones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/383/2
Document: 9
Jun 1, 1761
Crime

Brecon, Llandeilo'r-f

Theft of a sheep. more

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

Accused
William Bowen, Labourer
Brecon, Llandeilo'r-f
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Williams, Llandeilo'r-f
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R, D

From file: 4/524/2
Document: 5
Jun 2, 1761
Crime

Radnor, Llanyre

Assault. Indicted with his wife. more

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

Accused
Thomas Edward, Yeoman
Radnor, Llanyre
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rees Jones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/524/2
Document: 5
Jun 2, 1761
Crime

Radnor, Llanyre

Assault. Indicted with her husband. more

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

Accused
Margaret Edward, Married
Radnor, Llanyre
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rees Jones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/524/2
Document: 5
Jun 2, 1761
Crime

Radnor, Llanyre

Assault. Indicted with his wife. more

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

Accused
Thomas Jones, Yeoman
Radnor, Llanyre
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rees Jones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/524/2
Document: 5
Jun 2, 1761
Crime

Radnor, Llanyre

Assault. Indicted with her husband. more

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

Accused
Anne Jones, Married
Radnor, Llanllyr
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rees Jones; ones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/619/2
Document: 28
Jun 5, 1761
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Murder of prosecutor's husband, George Thomas, Llangyfelach. Deceased had proposed to go out shooting animals. Deceased had consented that prisoner could shoot his hat off. more

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

Accused
James Bell, Servant
Outside Wales, Rathfryland, co. Down
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Jonnet John, alias Thomas, Llangyfelach, wi
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of manslaughter.

Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, to be burned in the hand1

Other:
D/A, Iq, J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/897/3
Document: 4
Jun 7, 1761
Crime

Cardigan, Tregaron

Unlawfully solemnising a marriage of Edward Watkins, Tregaron, and Elizabeth Evan, Tregaron in a barn, contrary to Hardwick's Marriage Act. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Miscellaneous religious offences

Accused
John Jones, Yeoman
Cardigan, Llanddewibrefi
Plea:
Prosecutor
John David
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/619/2
Document: 4
Jun 10, 1761
Crime

Glamorgan, Tythegston

Assault. more

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

Accused
Howell Thomas, Labourer
Glamorgan, Tythegston
Plea:
Prosecutor
Samuel Flew
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.1

Punishment:

Other:
Ci

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/897/2
Document: 3 1
Jun 12, 1761
Crime

Unspecified, Unspecified

Rape of Sara Thomas, prosecutor's wife. No indictment. more

Offence type: Sexual offences
Specific offence: Rape (including aiding and abetting)

Accused
David Richards, Unspecified
Cardigan, Lledrod
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Thomas? Cynwyl Gaeo, co. Carm.
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: 4/619/2
Document: 29
Jun 13, 1761
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Murder of Captain John Bartlet, prisoner's master, of The Prosperous. Both prisoner and deceased 'in liquor'. more

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

Accused
Robert Williams, Mariner
Outside Wales, Crampton, co. Som.
Plea: Guilty.
Prosecutor
Capt. John Waterman, Bridgwater, co. Som.,
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:
Death

Other:
E, C, D/A, Iq, R, J