From file: 4/612/6
Document: 12
Apr 10, 1740
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Theft of personal goods - silver spurs later pawned belonging to Richard Dawkins of Swansea, gent. Indicted three times for the fact - see no. 13 in this file and no. 14 in 4/612/5. more

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

Accused
Jenkin John, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

From file: 4/612/6
Document: 13
Apr 10, 1740
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Theft of personal goods - silver spurs later pawned belonging to Richard Dawkins of Swansea, gent. Indicted three times for the fact - see no. 12 in this file and no. 14 in 4/612/5. more

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

Accused
Jenkin John, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

From file: 4/612/6
Document: 22
Sep 1, 1740
Crime

Glamorgan, St Hilary

Assault. more

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

Accused
Jenkin John, Labourer
Glamorgan, Llanbleddian
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas James
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/612/6
Document: 11
Nov 22, 1740
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangyfelach

Theft of household goods -.a brass pan. Prisoner aged 'about 20'. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of household goods / fixtures (bedding, linen, etc.)

Accused
Harry Terry, Labourer
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Elizabeth Davies, widow
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years1

Other:
R, E, J

From file: 4/612/6
Document: 24
Jan 2, 1741
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangynwyd

Burglary of prosecutor's barn and stealing food therefrom - oats. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Evan Lewellin, Labourer
Glamorgan, Llangynwyd
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Griffith, Llangynwyd, farmer
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/612/6
Document: 18
Jan 14, 1741
Crime

Carmarthen, Swansea

Theft of wearing apparel from prosecutor's dwelling house. more

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

Accused
John Lewis, Labourer
Carmarthen, Llangynnwr
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Dorothy Lewis, Swansea, singlewoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 10d - partial verdic

Punishment:

Other:
R, E, J

From file: 4/612/6
Document: 21
Jan 23, 1741
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangynwyd

Burglary of prosecutor's barn and stealing food therefrom - wheat and barley. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Evan Lewellin, Labourer
Glamorgan, Llangynwyd
Plea:
Prosecutor
Gwillim Treharne, Llangynwyd, farmer
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R, W(in 4/613/2, 614/1-3)

From file: 4/612/6
Document: 23
Jan 27, 1741
Crime

Glamorgan, Cardiff

Burglary of prosecutor's shop adjoining his dwelling house and stealing 8 pairs of shoes therefrom. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
John Joseph, Labourer
Glamorgan, Cardiff
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Purcell, Cardiff, shoemaker
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/612/6
Document: 19
Feb 6, 1741
Crime

Glamorgan, Cadoxton juxta Neath

Theft of 6 pieces of silver bullion belonging to the company of Copper Mines (Welsh Copper Company) from the Abbey lead works where he worked. Accused claimed to have found the several pieces of old silver when pulling down a garden wall and to have melted the same at the works refinery. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of industrial goods (coal, iron, machinery, plant fittings, etc.)

Accused
Mathew Poley, Miner 1
Glamorgan, Cadoxton juxta Neath
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Evans, John Wynde
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, E, J