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From file: 4/634/1
Document: 1
Jun 19, 1812
Crime

Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil

Theft of malt. Prisoner removed to London by habeus corpus in Jan. 1814. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of alcoholic drinks, including foodstuffs to make such drinks

Accused
William Gay, Labourer
Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Williams & David Bryant, Merthyr Tydfi
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca., R

From file: 4/634/1
Document: 4
Dec 1, 1812
Crime

Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil

Theft of oats and barley. Prisoner removed by habeus corpus to London in Jan. 1814. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of alcoholic drinks, including foodstuffs to make such drinks

Accused
William Gay, Labourer
Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Williams & David Bryant, Merthyr Tydfi
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca., R

From file: 4/634/1
Document: 9
Dec 1, 1812
Crime

Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil

Theft of yeast. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of alcoholic drinks, including foodstuffs to make such drinks

Accused
William Gay, Labourer
Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Williams & David Bryant, Merthyr Tydfi
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca., R

From file: 4/634/1
Document: 10
Mar 1, 1813
Crime

Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil

Theft of yeast. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of alcoholic drinks, including foodstuffs to make such drinks

Accused
William Gay, Labourer
Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Williams & David Bryant, Merthyr Tydfi
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca., R

From file: 4/634/1
Document: 5
Jun 1, 1813
Crime

Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil

Theft of a gallon of beer. Prisoner removed by habeus corpus to London in Jan. 1814. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of alcoholic drinks, including foodstuffs to make such drinks

Accused
William Gay, Labourer
Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Williams & David Bryant, Merthyr Tydfi
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca., R

From file: 4/634/1
Document: 11
Sep 20, 1813
Crime

Glamorgan, Cowbridge

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing money and wearing apparel. Prisoner aged 17. more

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

Accused
Mary Robert, Spinster
Glamorgan, Cowbridge
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Evan, Cowbridge
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of stealing only - partial verdict.

Punishment:
3 years imprisonment in solitary confinement

Other:
Ca.

From file: 4/634/1
Document: 19 1
Oct 15, 1813
Crime

Glamorgan, Llan-giwg

Theft of food - butter - from prosecutor's dwelling house. No indictment - missing. Prisoner aged 47. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of food, including harvested crops

Accused
William John, Unspecified
Glamorgan, Neath
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Griffith, Llan-giwg, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
3 months imprisonment2

Other:
Ca., 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 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/634/1
Document: 2
Jan 7, 1814
Crime

Glamorgan, Neath

Infanticide of her male bastard child. Prisoner, aged 32, lodged on Jan. 5 , called Old Christmas Eve, in Neath when several people patrolling the streets and visiting houses singing and soliciting money to buy drink and dressed in a 'strange and frightful garb' Mari Lwyd? - which frightened her. Baby's body not discovered until 8 Feb. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Infanticide, i.e. new born child murder (including concealing birth)

Accused
Rachael John, Spinster
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach 1
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Davies
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca., R, Iq., I

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/634/1
Document: 15
Mar 2, 1814
Crime

Glamorgan, Gelli-gaer

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Phillips, Farmer
Glamorgan, Gelli-gaer
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rowland Thomas, gent.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/634/1
Document: 3
Mar 3, 1814
Crime

Glamorgan, Cardiff

Obtaining household goods by false pretences by claiming to be the wife of one Morgan Williams of Dinas Powis, farmer, who had sent her to prosecutor's shop. Prisoner aged 24, indicted twice for the fact - see no. 7 in this file. more

Offence type: Fraud
Specific offence: Fraud/ deceit/ false pretences/ impersonating

Accused
Margaret Griffith, Spinster
Monmouth, St Mellons
Plea:
Prosecutor
Samuel Partridge, Cardiff, ironmonger
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca., R

From file: 4/634/1
Document: 6
Mar 3, 1814
Crime

Glamorgan, Cardiff

Obtaining household goods by false pretences by claiming to be the wife of one David Robert of Rumney who had sent her to prosecutor's shop. Prisoner aged 24. Aliases probably names used by her to obtain other goods by false pretences. more

Offence type: Fraud
Specific offence: Fraud/ deceit/ false pretences/ impersonating

Accused
Margaret Griffith, Spinster
aka Margaret Bryant, Marga
Monmouth, St Mellons
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Davies Bird, Cardiff, bookseller
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years

From file: 4/634/1
Document: 7
Mar 3, 1814
Crime

Glamorgan, Cardiff

Obtaining goods by false pretences - see no. 3 in this file for details. Prisoner, aged 24, indicted twice for the fact - see no. 3 in this file. more

Offence type: Fraud
Specific offence: Fraud/ deceit/ false pretences/ impersonating

Accused
Margaret Griffith, Spinster
Monmouth, St Mellons
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Samuel Partridge, Cardiff, ironmonger
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca.