I have just found in criminal registers, references to 3 trials at ajourned sessions and general sessions at Clerkenwell. There is not much to prove it is him, but I cannot find anyone in the census with this name in London. It could have been a second name he had. He was a cab driver, 2 are for "furious driving", but one is for embezzling for which he was sentanced to 6 months.
Is it possible to get more information about these trials,or the man himself, or are they too small to have any more records?
They are for James Godbold in 1880 and 1884
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Thread: Caught speeding?
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31-05-2011, 1:04 AM #1annabelGuest
Caught speeding?
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31-05-2011, 4:12 AM #2Ken_RGuest
I've tried the newspapers records but can't find anything of relevance. The offence of 'Reckless & Furious Driving' still exists. In those days it would have related to things equine, but is used in more recent years where the event took place other than on a 'Road' as defined by the Road Traffic Act. E.g. Kids/people, in cars/on bikes, in fields or on other private land where someone got clobbered and ended up in A&E.
The modern day equivalent would be Careless Driving. And how many of those get reported? Very few.
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31-05-2011, 7:38 AM #3
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31-05-2011, 8:39 PM #4annabelGuest
Thanks Kerrywood, I suppose this is a look up I have to do in person is it?
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31-05-2011, 11:44 PM #5
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01-07-2011, 11:56 AM #6K9AROGuest
This week 'ancestry' .co.uk are offering free National Probate Calendar Record 1861-1941 30 June -8 July
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01-07-2011, 12:29 PM #7K9AROGuest
Correction to above post
Sorry.....Senior moment...I read this as Calender of prisioner...not probate.
Have you looked at TNA and you may also find them if you search 'calender of prisioners Middlesex' as many local council websites now do searchable databases, also Old Bailey 1674-1913 Court records are free and online if you look at the UK section of familytimeline.webs.com you will find tha link to them and some others
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01-07-2011, 10:03 PM #8annabelGuest
Thank very much for that, I will look into it
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31-07-2011, 11:36 AM #9haveabetGuest
im not sure if this might help, found it but as yet have never had to look into it much:
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1913 ( sorry you need to google it )
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31-07-2011, 2:55 PM #10
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As the hearings were at the Clerkenwell sessions house (posts ##1 and 3), I'm afraid the Old Bailey transcripts won't help.
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