Forum: Court Records

Hello, I have been going around in circles trying to find where I can find the records of the Monmouth Assizes of my ancestor John Jones. He was tried at Monmouth Lenten Assizes on 29th March 1823 for stealing a sheep. He was found guilty and sentenced to life.He was born in Abergavenny about 1800....

I have found a reference listed thus "Chancery Proceedings: "Moses v. Moses" (C12/2059/47) How do I go about getting a copy of this document? Thanks daryl

I have read the post about inquests, but have an enquiry about a death at sea. My GGuncle 'fell' or as seems likely jumped, the first day out of Liverpool en route to Canada in 1876. No passports at this time so this was very difficult to trace as it was only recorded under his initials and a guess...

greetings to all, I am researching two cases, one in which my ancestor was committed to 12mths jail in Yatala Prison, South Australia. He came from an upper class family and I cannot find out if he actually served time in prison. His name was John Rendall Cave and the court case was 1907. He...

Guys ive just come accross a relative who appears to have died in HMP Camphill Isle of Wight in 1941,ime in touch with his great grandson my 2nd cousin but they have no idea what he was sent to jail for so ime needing help to find out what he did and where he was sentenced ect. Frank Edwin...

apparantly on the list of regular offenders brought before the courts at Market Drayton in the mid 19th century were William Farnell alias the bear and Eliza Farnell also known as the she bear. How do i go about finding out more. i have an ancester called William Farnell born 1827 who in 1841 lived...

I've spent today trying to track down a death date for my 4xgreat-grandfather. I know he was baptised in 1778, and the last child (that I know of) was born in 1811. I can't find him in the 1841 census, or any subsequent. I found a Criminal Register record on Ancestry that I'm intrigued by, but...

Help - does anyone know where I can get access to the court records for a prisoner sent to Norwich Castle County Prison - he was there in 1881. Nothing came up at the National Archives. Thank you Liane

Is it possible to obtain information from the official records of proceedings at the Devon Summer Assize of 1880? According to newspaper reports a Thomas Palk was tried for an assault on his wife and eventually detained at Her Majesty's Pleasure on the grounds of his mental state. I have traced...

Back in the 40s/50s would a Bigamy Trial be heard at a County Court or would it go to a Crown Court? Thanks Graham.

I wonder if anyone can find the trial of Isaac Myers, who according to his convict ident was born 1831 Whitechapel. Convicted 6 Jul 1847 at age 16, to 10 years transportation for "larceny from the person, a purse and three half crowns". he was sent to Milbank prison and the hulk York and then...

My Dad's sister died age 11 and on her death cert it states that an inquest was held on 18 July 1907. If the report still exists where would I be likely to find it. She died in Mile End Old Town. June

Hi, my grandfather may have served a prison sentence for Bigamy sometime between 1945 and 1950 in Lincoln. The local archives hold the prison admission records that would clear this family "story" up one way or another, the trouble is they have told me there is a 75 year closure period on the...

Thomas Dawkins born Rothwell, Northants c1892 , is missing from the family household in the 1911 census,there is however a Thomas Dawkins in a prison in Upper Mounts Northants, an email to the Northants record office informs me the only way to get a copy of the record is to pay 23 pounds per...

Hi All, I have tried and tried to find out why my grandad was in Walton Prison while the 1901 census was being taken. Hadn't been able to finf him with the family the day of the census and a kind person gave me a pointer. He was in Walton on the Hill Prison.List occupation News Vendor of...

how can I find out what Edward Cullen age 16 was in pentonville prison for in 1901? regards Lj:confused5:

I recently found a notice in the London Gazette of 7 Jan 1853 - it concerns Thomas Howell who "conveyed and assigned all his real and personal estate and effects" to John Barden. Thomas was of Mayfield, Sussex and John was of Burwash, Sx. John Barden is my 4-gt. grandfather and one of his...

Can someone who has knowledge of the Court of Chancery circa 1860 suggest an answer to this question: How long approximately did it take for a petitioner to get his case to court? The case I'm interested in came to the Vice-Chancellor's Court in December 1861. It would really help my research...

If a person was convicted and sentenced to seven years transportation, would this start on the date of his conviction? The person I'm researching was sentenced at the summer assizes in 1800 and I have reason to believe he was still on a hulk two years later. If he was transported, would he have...

I have what I hope is ancestor, a Joseph CHARLESTON, as an inmate in the Hardwicke reformatory school in the 1881 census. Is there any way of finding when inmates were admitted, how long they were there, and their reason for being there? Many thanks, weemaxcat