Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    QSR1836/4/3/15
  • Title
    Return of persons committed, bailed to appear for trial, or indicted at Quarter Sessions held at Bedford. Gives names, ages, crimes and results of commitments.
  • Date free text
    18 October 1836
  • Production date
    From: 1836 To: 1836
  • Scope and Content
    William Carter, 24 - breaking and entering a building and stealing therein - 14 years transportation William Willmore, 25 - breaking and entering a guilding and stealing therein - 14 years transportation John Summerfield, 23 - simple larceny - 7 years transportation Isaac Norman, 23 - stealing chattels of value more than £5 in a dwelling house - transportation for life Richard Martin 50 - simple larceny - 7 years transportation Wiliam Snoxall, 45 - killing a sheep and stealing part of the carcass - transportation for life William Scrivener, 52 - receiving part of the carcass of a sheep knowing it to be stolen - 14 years transportation Joseph Reynolds, 34 - simple larceny - 7 years transportation Job Whittamore, 26 - simple larceny - 7 years transportation Thomas Cooper, 35; John Francis, 42 - larceny - 9 months imprisonment with hard labour Catherine Brittain, 52 - embezzling money received on acount of her master - 6 months imprisonment with hard labour John Yeates, 28 - simple larceny - 6 months imprisonment with hard labour Thomas Jones, 24 - assault on a constable in the execution of his office and the rescue of an unknown person from his custody - 6 months imprisonment with hard labour Edward Jarvis, 22 - assault with intent to commit felony - 6 months imprisonment with hard labour John Gudgeon, 50; Henry Mortimer, 36; Thomas Warren, 25 - stealing lead fixed to a building - 3 months imprisonment with hard labour (Gudgeon in Old House of Correction, Mortimer and Warren in New House of Correction) John Blain, 18; John Cocks, 36; Sarah Whittamore, wife of George Whittamore, 40; Samuel Morris, 40 - simple larceny - 3 months imprisonment with hard labour Susan Smith, 27 - assault on a constable in the execution of his duty and rescue of an unknown person from his custody - 2 months imprisonment with hard labour Charles Underwood, 15 - simple larceny - 1 month imprisonment with hard labour, to be twice privately whipped Bennett Stimson, 15 - simple larceny - 1 month imprisonment with hard labour, to be twice privately whipped James Armstrong, 25 - breaking and entering and stealing goods under the value of £5 in a dwelling house - one day imprisonment in the Common Gaol then in consequence of the certificate of the surgeon of the Gaol of his infirmities the bad state of his health to be discharged Samuel Yoxom, 20 - assult on a constable in the execution of his office - 20s fine paid to the Sheriff in Court George Wood, 18; Thomas Taylor, 19; Abraham Notley, 18; Daniel Keech, 27; Thomas Bridges, 18 - acquitted of simple larceny, discharged Daniel Odell, 17 - felony in maliciously cutting and maiming a gelding - discharged, bill ignored John Moseley, 30 - assault with intent to commit an unnatural offence - discharged, bill ignored George Carey, 17; Joseph Bone, 20 - committing a riot - discharged, no person appearing to prosecute Thomas Hinde, 26 - to be gaoled until sureties to keep the peace for 12 months secured (£100 for himself and two others for £50) William Town (upon bail) - assault on a constable in the execution of his office, traversed to present Session at last Quarter Session - indictment withdrawn by leave of the Court with consent of prosecutor and defendent
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