Forum: Court Records

HI, I am researching an ancestor who appeared at Worship Street Poilce Court, she was accusing a man of threatening to shoot her, this was back in 1865, I have tried to find the court records and have come to a dead end, all I have is several newspaper reports, but it dont tell me how it the case...

Can anyone tell me where to find trial records. A friend heard that her grt grandfather was murdered and the murderer was caught and hanged. Where could she find further details please?

HMP Portland Where was this? Thank you very much Mansell

I find this is a great site, Have found my gg-grandfather mentioned several times in court procedings, as a victim. my gg-grandfather owned a shoe shop in Fore St Cripplegate.his name James Smetzer. If you think your ancesters in london may have had some connection through the criminal courts:-...

Hi, can any kind soul advise me if it's possible to check old police warrants from the 1890 -1905 era. I think my great grandmother was arrested for child neglect around this time then she dumped the kid son the orphanage steps and walked away. The 1901 census shows several of the children in the...

Hi all, I have discovered that my g-g-g-grandfather was obviously very naughty & I have found him in the 1851 census (Wales) as a prisoner at the County Goal Cardiff!! He was 21years old at the time. Does anyone know how I can find out what he did? I looked for him on the 1841 Welsh census but he...

I have just found the 1881 census for my husbands ggg grandfather James Powell b 1856 a miner from rowley regis is in HMP stafford is there anyway I can find out what he was in prison for and for how long etc?

I have the papers for the conviction of a man for my Aunts murder in 1936, he was sentanced to death but this was commuted to life in prisonment in 1937. Any idea how long that would have been and if he would have died in prison or eventually have been released? It says he was in Pentonville...

Hi Everyone, JAMES BECKETT On 17 June 1788 James Beckett was arrested for a highway robbery of Joseph Tipton in the Parish of Holy Cross and St Giles in the town of Shrewbury (Shropshire) he was found guilty and was sentenced to death on 26 July 1788, he was reprieved to transportation for life...

Iv'e been watching the news this morning,i'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but the government are telling the police that they have to delete criminal records dating back over a hundred years,are there any other places that hold these records so that ancestry seekers can get to...

I am led to believe that my gt. uncle, wasconvicted at the court in Aylesbury, Bucks. of arson or attempted arson of a pub some time in the early 20th century. Where is the best place to try and locate details of this please?

The following appeared in the London Times c1967 (I’ve left out the names and post WW2 dates ) Notice is hereby given that by a Deed Poll dated ---------- and enrolled in the Supreme Court of Judicature on the ---------- I (new forename and surname) (occupation) of (address), a citizen of the...