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1 - Ruth wife of Gotobed Eaves, millwright of Holy Trinity Ely against John Sindall for assault
2 - William Kidd, wheelwright of Haddenham against John Salmon, horsedealer for assault
3 - John Bacon, constable of Holy Trinity Ely against George Tuddenham, gardener of St Mary Ely for wilfully breaking two gas lamps the property of Ely Gas company
4 - Reverend George Peacock, Dean of Ely cathedral against JL Lowry, surgeon of 22 St Thomas Street, Southwark, London tenant for deserting tenancy owned by the cathedral and owing half year's rent
5 - John Seaber the younger, farmer of Holy Trinity Ely against Sarah Hartley otherwise Sarah Wiles, servant to the informant for absconding from his service
6 - William Clark, farmer of Littleport against Mary Ann Jarman, servant in husbandry to the informant for misdemeanours and absconding from his service
7 - Summons of defaulters to poor rate of Haddenham to appear at session house, Ely. The names of Elizabeth Clements, Francis Elwood, Robert Kefford, Clement Okey, Robert Penning, John Taylor, Edward Gammon and William Kidd
8 - Elizabeth wife of William Murfitt, laborer of Stretham against Edward Morden the younger, pig jobber of the said parish for assault
9 - Thomas Cropley, waterman of Burwell against William Gammon, waterman of Isleham for assault
10 - William Upsher, farmer of Sutton against John Gotobed, laborer of the said parish on suspicion of stealing a fence belonging to the property of Thomas Faux Upsher of Sutton
11 - Summons of defaulters to poor rate of Littleport to appear at session house, Ely. The names of John Dent, John Banyard, John and Isaac Benton, Thomas Bent, Edward Collins, Lucy Carter, George Fuller, James Miller, Isaac Cox, Charles Clingo and Thomas Crabb
12 - Henry Anable, watchman of Haddenham against Emmonds Hostler, laborer of the said parish for disorderly behaviour and in a state of intoxication
13 - Thomas Ellis, constable of St Mary Ely against George Payne, landlord of the Queen Victoria in Littleport for the sale and consumption of beer outside statutory hours
14 - Thomas Ellis, constable of St Mary Ely against William Harley, landlord of the Snipe and Partridge in Littleport for the sale and consumption of beer outside statutory hours
15 - Thomas Ellis, constable of St Mary Ely against John Tabraham, waterman of Cambridge for navigating a gang of Lighters in the river between Ely and Littleport
16 - Elizabeth wife of Joseph Ayres, laborer of Sutton against Ephraim Gimbert, Edward Low and Moses Whiting, parish laborers of the said parish for wilfully breaking glass in the windows of the informant's house
17 - Joseph Daniel Davidge, tailor of Manea against Thomas Golding, laborer of the said parish who fired a gun from behind a haystack at the informant
18 - Summons of defaulters to poor rate of Littleport to appear at session house, Ely. The names of William Bates, John Blows, John Burridge, Edward Butcher, Robert Gall, Robert Dow, Christopher Crabb, Mary Lofts, widow, James Green and Stephen Watson
19 - Nathan Buckle, of Stuntney against James Cooper, farmer of the said parish for assault
20 - Edward Bullman, farmer of Stuntney in Holy Trinity Ely against Mary Ann Veal, servant for misconduct
21 - Ann wife of James Rickwood, laborer of Holy Trinity Ely and her son, William Rickwood apprentice by indenture to Richard Freeman, builder of Ely who still refuses to increase his wages
22 - John Hopkin, farmer of Downham against William Moxon, laborer of the said parish for neglecting to finish his contract of work
23 - Marcus Lindner, hawker of Newington in Surrey against Allen Dann, laborer of Ely whom he suspects has stolen silver the property of Thomas Munson of St Mary Ely. Also information and complaint from John Bacon the younger, constable of Holy Trinity Ely against Allen Dann, William Bidwell and John Haylock laborers of St Mary Ely for breaking into Thomas Munson's dwelling house and stealing money and goods
24 - James Henry Smith relieving officer to the board of guardians for the Ely union against William Nightall, carpenter of Littleport for absconding and leaving his wife and family chargeable to the said parish
25 - Henry Pond, pig jobber of Wilburton against Luke Pond, laborer of the said parish for assault
26 - Christopher Legge agent for Reverend Philip Durham of Witchford against Samuel William Wright, [farmer] of the said parish,being a Quaker refuses to pay vicarial tithes
27 - John Bacon, constable of Holy Trinity Ely against William Cooper, retailer of beer for refusing the informant into his premises
28 - John Bacon, constable of Holy Trinity Ely against John Chapman, laborer of Holy Trinity Ely for riotous and disorderly behaviour in the High street and also for assaulting various females
29 - Robert Fuller, laborer of Downham against John Hopkin, John Ayre and Ephraim Barratt for damaging the door of the informant's dwelling house
30 - Henry Pigott, gentleman of Holy Trinity Ely against Charles Lawrence, victualler of the said parish whom he suspects has in his possession the informant's riding saddle which went missing on 8th December 1839
31 - Thomas Simkin, watchman of Littleport against Youngs Morris, laborer of the said parish for assault
32 - Samuel Rhodes Porter, laborer of Littleport against John Grubb, laborer of the said parish for assault
33 - Henry Pond, pig jobber of Wilburton against Luke Pond, laborer of the said parish for assault and threatening behaviour towards the informant
34 - Elizabeth Waddelow, servant to William Avis, brother of Matthew Avis of Stuntney, Ely against Matthew Avis, farmer of the said parish. Due to a disagreement she was dismissed without wages justly due to her
35 - John Pond, farmer of Wilburton against James and Henry, pig jobber and laborers of the said parish and Jonathan Pond, laborer of Mepal for damaging doors and windows of the informant's property
36 - William Watling, labourer of Downham against John and Robert Martin of the said parish for assault
37 - Thomas Simkin [Simpkin], police constable of Littleport against William Cornwell of the said parish for lodging in a yard belonging to John Gillett of the said parish
38 - Frances wife of Thomas Starkey, laborer of Wentworth against William Parson, victualler of the said parish for threatening to murder the informant having on one occasion held a knife to her and recently fired off a loaded gun
39 - James Henry Smith relieving officer to the board of guardians for the Ely union against William Brooks, laborer of St Mary Ely for being idle and unable to maintain his family chargeable to the said parish
40 - James Henry Smith relieving officer to the board of guardians for Ely union against George Cropley of Chatteris, now illegally residing in Holy Trinity Ely
41 - James Cropley, gentleman of St Mary Ely against Abitha Butler, singlewoman, Phoebe wife of John Chapman late Phoebe Feast all of Holy Trinity Ely and Allen Dann, laborer of St Mary Ely for wilfully and feloniously setting fire to haystacks at the informant's property
42 - Mary Rowell, singlewoman of Littleport against Luke Jefferson the younger, farmer of the said parish for assault
43 - Mary Hills, widow and grocer of St Mary against William Gooch of the said parish for suspected stealing of money and large quantities of meat from her premises
44 - Thomas Simkin, police constable of Littleport against Luke Jefferson the younger, laborer of the said parish for using dogs for the purpose of killing and taking game without a game certificate
45 - Mary Ann wife of Henry Mortis, laborer of Littleport against Ann wife of Thomas Cook, laborer of the said parish for assault
46 - Summons of defaulters to poor rate of Holy Trinity Ely to appear at session house. Names of William Cooper, Jeremiah Giscard, Thomas Fyson, William Grant and John Knights
47 - Sarah wife of William Nightall, carpenter of Littleport against Abraham Venny, laborer of the said parish for indecent assault
48 - Maria wife of Thomas Wilkinson of Holy Trinity Ely against Thomas Burns, pedlar of the said parish for assault
49 - Robert Stimson, farmer of Littleport against Benjamin Kirkby in the employ of the informant of the said parish for taking away a bushel of pototoes to sell to Martha wife of William Easey, laborer of the said parish . Examination of Martha wife of William Easey
50 - George Parsons, laborer of Witchford against Joseph Scott, George Walker and William Goode, laborers of Ely for forcibly stealing his daughter Rebecca Parsons shawl, she being an inmate of Union house Ely
51 - John Ellingham, victualler of Littleport against Richard Stearn, foreman of a gang of Lighters belonging to Meadows of Cambridge for wilfully damaging a stable door lock the property of the informant
52 - William Feast, thatcher of Holy Trinity Ely against Charles Cross, laborer of the said parish for assault
53 - Ann wife of Michael Dexter, beer retailer of St Mary Ely against William Money, laborer of the said parish for assault
54 - Andrew Taylor, officer of excise against Morley Wright Cutlack of Ely for receiving large quantities of spirits against the statutes
55 - Andrew Taylor, officer of excise against Philip Rickwood [of Ely] for receiving large quantities of spirits without a licence
56 - Order for payment, Quaker's tithes to Richard Brown of Earith from William Bell agent for Reverend William Newcome, vicar of Sutton for the sum of four pounds eighteen shillings
57 - William Bell agent to Reverend William Newcome, vicar of Sutton against John Ross of Chatteris, being a Quaker refuses to pay tithes
58 - Order for payment, Quaker's tithes to John Ross of Chatteris from William Bell agent for Reverend William Newcome, vicar of Sutton for the sum of two pounds ten shillings
59 - Order for payment, Quaker's tithes to Thomas Wright of Sutton from William Bell agent for Reverend William Newcome, vicar of Sutton for the sum of fifty pounds
60 - William Bell agent to Reverend William Newcome, vicar of Sutton against Richard Brown of Earith, being a Quaker refuses to pay tithes
61 - William Bell agent to Reverend William Newcome, vicar of Sutton against Thomas Wright of Sutton, being a Quaker refuses to pay tithes
62 - James Henry Smith relieving officer to the board of guardians for Ely poor law union against Reuben Hunt, millwright of Holy Trinity Ely for neglecting his family now chargeable to the said parish
63 - James Henry Smith relieving officer to the board of guardians for Ely poor law union against James Knowles, laborer of Holy Trinity Ely for neglecting his wife and family now chargeable to the said parish
64 - Adam Bryant, boatwright of Holy Trinity Ely against Nicholas Wotton, waterman of the said parish for assault
65 - Thomas Bodger, overseer of the poor of Sutton against William Blackman, blacksmith of the said parish for disobeying order of filiation for Sarah Youngs, singlewoman of said parish and illegitimate female child
66 - Martha Salmon, singlewoman of Haddenham against Thomas Allsop, blacksmith of the said parish for assault
67 - Anthony Graves, laborer of Haddenham against Thomas Allsop, blacksmith of the said parish for assault
68 - Summons of defaulters to highway rate for Downham to appear at session house, Ely. Names of William Flanders and William Miller
69 - Thomas Cave, constable of Sutton against John Masters and John Bodger both laborers of the said parish for threatening behaviour and intoxication
70 - John Carter, laborer of Witcham against George Remington, farmer of the said parish for assault
71 - William Thorp, laborer of Haddenham against Thomas Allsop, blacksmith of the said parish for assault
72 - Ann wife of Michael Dexter, beer retailer of St Mary Ely against William Money, laborer of the said parish for assault
73 - Ann wife of George Thurston, laborer of Witcham against John Brandford, laborer of the said parish for assault
74 - Michael Bennett master of the Ely poor law union workhouse against William Bearcock inmate from the said workhouse for absconding with a pair of stockings. Also two examination statements of John Nicholas Porter to the guardians of the poor law union Ely and Martha wife of Edward Bearcock, basket maker of Holy Trinity Ely
75 - John Bacon the younger, constable of Holy Trinity Ely against John Hunt, landlord of the Black bull public house in the said parish for knowingly allowing gaming in the said house
76 - Edward Kinsey, toll collector of St Mary Ely against William Bower of Lakenheath, Suffolk for giving a false account to James Pegram, toll collector of the quantity of oats being transported in lighters by him on the River Ouze
77 - Summons of William Golborne, defaulter to poor rate of Witcham to appear at session house, Ely
78 - Mary wife of John Rayner, laborer of Littleport against John Stevenson, shoemaker of the said parish for assault
79 - Thomas Sandiford, laborer of Sutton against John Coveley, farmer of the said parish for stabbing the informant's head with a hay fork
80 - Thomas Ellis of St Mary Ely against Minett, landlord of a certain house in Littleport for the sale and consumption of beer beyond the hours of eleven in the evening
81 - John Knowles, laborer of St Mary Ely against William Willis, laborer of the said parish for assalt
82 - Mary Ann wife of Richard Levell, laborer of Haddenham against her husband Richard Levell for assault threatening to murder her
83 - Henry Anable, watchman of Haddenham against Charles Willis, shoemaker of the said parish for disorderly behaviour, assault and in a state of intoxication
84 - Summons of defaulters to surveyors rate for Sutton to appear at session house Ely. Names of Joseph Ayres, William Bates, Edward Binge, John Finch, Jonathan Pedley, John Poole, John Ransom, Matthew Wayman, John and William Woods
85 - Summons of defaulters to poor rate for Haddenham to appear at session house Ely. Names of Ruth Garner and Edward Gammon
86 - Summons of Castledine Kempton a defaulter to the poor rate for St Mary Ely to appear at sessionn house Ely.
87 - Summons of defaulters to poor rate for Holy Trinity Ely to appear at session house Ely. Names of John Armstrong, James Barratt, Isaac Hadder, Dean Jeffery, John Lupson, Charles Lawrence, James Nethercoat and William Woodroffe
88 - John Bacon the younger, constable of Holy Trinity Ely against John Hunt, landlord of the Black bull public house in the said parish for knowingly allowing gaming in the said house
89 - Robert Dennis, laborer of Littleport against Isaac Dent the elder, farmer of the said parish for assault
90 - Harriett Cornwell, singlewoman of Littleport against Robert Hunt, laborer of the said parish for assault
91 - Thomas Simkin [Simpkin], watchman of Littleport against John Aspland and Sarah Kirkby, laborers of Littleport who spent the night sleeping on the land, the property of William Gotobed
92 - Robert Vipan, gentleman of Mepal against Nehemiah Clark for false pretences
93 - George Allen, agent to Richard Hopkins of St Ives against Isaiah Metcalfe who given notice to quit still remains a tenant in the informant's house in Haddenham
94 - William Fuller, victualler of Holy Trinity Ely against John Warren, laborer of the said parish for wilfully breaking panes of glass in the window at the dwelling house of the informant
95 - Summons of defaulters of non payment of highway rate for Witcham to appear at session house. Names of Robert Clay,George Carter, Ann Gothard, Edith Leden, William Dennis, Jane Roberts, James Taylor, William Sulman,William Sulman the younger, William Symons, Susan Walker, William Wright and Robert Acred
96 - John Marsh, victualler of Holy Trinity Ely against Henry Day, laborer of the said parish for assault
97 - John Bacon, assistant surveyor of the highways of Holy Trinity Ely against John Langford, laborer of the said parish for wilfully throwing for wilfully obstructing the highway in Ely. Notice for the constable of Holy Trinity Ely to convey John Langford to the keeper of the house of correction
98 - Thomas Ellis, constable of Littleport against Thomas Taylor, beer retailer of the said parish for the sale and consumption of beer after licensing hours
99 - John Bacon the younger, constable of Holy Trinity Ely against Hiram Langford, landlord of beer house in Stretham allowing the sale and consumption of beer outside statory hours
100 - John Browne, carpenter of Sutton against John Hallis the younger, laborer of Witcham for threatening behaviour
101 - Mary wife of Joseph Pedley, laborer of Haddenham against Thomas Allsop, blacksmith of the said parish for assault
102 - William Bell agent for and on behalf of Reverend William Newcome, vicar of Sutton against Joseph Whitwell, farmer of the said parish for refusing to pay tithes, the sum of five pounds eighteen shillings and four pence
103 - Edward Kinsey, toll collector of St Mary Ely against William Bennett of Lynn Regis, Norfolk for giving a false account to James Pegram, toll collector of goods being transported in lighters by him on the River Ouze
104 - Maria wife of William Fuller, victualler of Holy Trinity Ely against James Maile, pig jobber of the said parish for assault
105 - Sarah Rhodes, carrier of Littleport against Thomas Newman, otherwise Pryor for assault
106 - Joseph Hazle [Hazel], farmer of Stretham against William Dimmock, servant in husbandry for misdemenours and absconding from the informant's service
107 - Martha wife of William Easey, laborer of Littleport against James Gooby, beer retailer of the said parish for indecent assault
108 - Thomas Cave the younger, constable of Sutton against Joseph Woods, laborer of the said parish for trespassing on land in the occupation of the informant and damaging grass and herbage
109 - Sophia wife of Joseph Veal [Vail] otherwise Layton, laborer of Holy Trinity Ely against her husband for assault and threatening to murder her
110 - William Apsey, esquire, treasurer to the governor of lands and possessions belonging to the poor of Ely against Philip Cross, laborer of St Mary Ely for wilfully trespassing on land and damaging herbage
111 - Henry Anable, watchman of Haddenham against Robert Porter, tailor of the said parish for drunkeness and disorderly behaviour in a public street
112 - Nathaniel Cross, laborer of Holy Trinity Ely against Henry Cuttriss, laborer of the said parish for assault
113 - George Young, painter of Holy Trinity Ely against Thomas Bransom, apprentice to Edward Woodroffe, painter of the said parish for damaging a basket the property of the informant
114 - John Bacon the younger, constable of Holy Trinity Ely against Henry Benton, dairyman of the said parish for laying a quantity of dung on the highway in the parish of Newnham
115 - Robert Aspland, sexton of Downham against Robert Green, labourer of the said parish for assault
116 - Charlotte wife of Joseph Hiam, laborer of Coveney against Hannah Butcher, singlewoman of the said parish for assault
117 - William Cranwell, gardener of Holy Trinity Ely against John Page son of William Page, milkman of the said parish for stealing cherries from the orchard of the informant
118 - William Cutlack the younger, retail brewer of Littleport against Bridgett Porter, widow , tenant of the Plough at the said parish. Also notice served on Bridgett Porter to vacate within seven days
119 - Mary Hall, singlewoman of Littleport against George Gifford, apprentice to William Marsh, painter of the said parish for rape
120 - John Bacon the younger, constable of Holy Trinity Ely against Ephraim Barrett, laborer of Downham and Matthew Hitch, laborer of St Mary Ely for fighting in High Street Ely
121 - John Haylock, waterman of Holy Trinity Ely against William Brooks, laborer of the said parish for assault
122 - John Marsh, victualler of Holy Trinity Ely against Charles Cross, laborer of the said parish for assault
123 - Clement Porter, shoemaker of Haddenham against the Friendly society called the Amicable and brotherly society established at Hilrow in the said parish. The informant being sick and disabled and being unable to work for one week expected the society to pay the informant seven shillings for his sickness benefit, but the society still refuse to pay
124 - John Langford, laborer of Holy Trinity Ely against Henry Cuttriss, laborer of the said parish for assault
125 - Edward Lawrence, laborer of Holy Trinity Ely against Jonathan and Varnham Cross and William White, laborers of the said parish who tied together his legs with a rope and threw him into a ditch
126 - Thomas Hawkins, turnkey of the house of correction, Ely against Ebenezer Denton (son of James Denton), shoemaker for kicking the informant's son Thomas Hawkins
127 - William Morden, laborer of Haddenham against Sarah wife of James Hamence, laborer of the said parish for assault
128 - John Morden, sworn pindar of Thetford against Joseph Pope, farmer of the said hamlet for trespassing and driving stock through land in the occupation of the informant
129 - Jonathan Cross, laborer of Holy Trinity Ely against Charles Cross, laborer of the said parish for striking him with a stick
130 - Elizabeth Ward, servant of Holy Trinity Ely against Mary wife of William Shields, laborer and David Shields for assault
131 - Summons of defaulters for non payment of poor rate to Mepal to summon William Myrton and Robert Latson to session house, Ely.
132 - Summons of James Steadman and William Rust for non payment of gas rate to Holy Trinity Ely to appear at session house, Ely.
133 - John Bacon, assistant surveyor of Holy Trinity Ely against Thomas Partridge, laborer in the employ of John Harlock, farmer of Ely for laying a quantity of dung and filth on a highway near the Bell Inn in the said parish
134 - Henry Dawson against Thomas Stearn for a theft which took place in Norfolk
135 - Henry Anable, watchman and constable of Haddenham against Samuel Jackson, Thomas Wayman, John Gammon and William Burkett, laborers of the said parish for assault
136 - David Holmes, sawyer of Holy Trinity Ely against William Cooper, bricklayer of the said parish for assault
137 - Russell Blinch, farmer of Stretham against Elwood Parnell, laborer of the said parish for trespassing and breaking a hedge on the informant's land
138 - Samuel Wright , farmer of Stretham against Elwood Parnell, laborer of the said parish for trespassing and damaging wheat on the informant's land
139 - Sarah wife of Robert Manchet of Witchford against John Wallis of the said parish for assault
140 - John Bacon, chief constable of Holy Trinity Ely against Richard Hawkes, servant in husbandry to William Saberton of Witcham for driving a waggon driven by four horses on the Highway,(Holy Trinity Ely)without having a person on foot to guide the waggon
141 - William Elwood, sworn pindar of Wilburton against Joseph Powers, pig jobber of the said parish for threatening language and assault
142 - Mr Day against [Mrs] Lane evidence taken before William Layton [Justice of Ely]. Witness statement of Mr Sindall a neighbour of Mrs Lane for ill-treatment of her children. Also Mrs Lane's son, [Jn] Lane aged about five years statement of his beatings from his mother
143 - Sarah wife of John Brown, laborer of Littleport against Ann wife of Banyard or Wenham Barber, laborer of the said parish for assault
144 - Richard Horton, police constable of Downham against William Lofts, Wright Youngs and Richard Crow of the said parish for assault
145 - Richard Horton, police constable of Downham against John Cranfield of the said parish for disorderly behaviour and drunkeness in a public street in the said parish
146 - William Benton, labourer of Littleport against Thomas Cooper, laborer of the said parish for assault
147 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary against John Sennett Green, beer retailer at the Sign of the bell, Stretham for the sale and consumption of beer beyond the hours of ten
148 - Richard Horton, constable of Ely against Robert Lofts, John Grunditch and John Nicholas, laborers of Downham for misdemeanours
149 - Ann Wheeler, widow of Stretham against Ann Parish, singlewoman of the said parish for assault
150 - Samuel Hazell, farmer of Wilburton against Luke Pond, farmer of the said parish for assault
151 - George Saunders, constable of Ely against Joseph Veal and Robert Reading, laborers of Holy Trinity Ely for fighting with Daniel Cuttriss and Mary Ann Haylock . Also in the act of quelling the fight in the High Flyer public house the informant was assaulted by them
152 - John Bacon the younger, constable of Holy Trinity Ely against John Langford, beer retailer of Witchford for the sale and consumption of beer beyond ten at night
153 - William Scales, farrier of Haddenham against Sarah and Rebecca Blunt, singlewomen of the said parish for trespassing and damaging beans on land belonging to the informant
154 - Cornelius Grimditch, laborer of Downham against William Stukins, laborer of Coveney for wilfully shooting and killing three ducks, property of the informant
155 - Henry Pigott, butcher of Haddenham against David Kidd, wheelwright of the said parish for assault
156 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary against William Harley, beer retailer of the Snipe and partridge at Littleport, for the sale and consumption of beer beyond the hours of ten
157 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary against Daniel Yarrow, beer retailer of the Boot and shoe at Downham, for the sale and consumption of beer beyond the authorised hours
158 - John Bacon the younger, constable of Holy Trinity Ely against Thomas Gotobed, laborer of the said parish for using a greyhound for the purpose of searching and killing game without a game certificate in St Mary Ely
159 - John Bacon the younger, examiner of weights and measures of Holy Trinity Ely against Isaac Murfitt of Haddenham for defective one quart measure
160 - John Bacon the younger, examiner of weights and measures of Holy Trinity Ely against Tagg, shopkeeper at Haddenham for incorrect weighing machine
161 - John Bacon the younger, examiner of weights and measures of Holy Trinity Ely against Thomas Starkey, retailer of beer of Wentworth for incorrect measures
162 - John Bacon the younger, examiner of weights and measure of Holy Trinity Ely against Philip Langhorn,shopkeeper of Mepal for incorrect weighing machine
163 - Mary Ann Beazley (13 years of age) of Holy Trinity Ely in the employ of Henry Lawrence,farmer of St Mary Ely against William Bidwell, William Willis and Samuel Roomes, laborers (employed by the same farmer) for all three raping her against her will and plying her with beer
164 - Henry Hudson, constable of Ely against John Howe, blacksmith of Stretham for fighting in a state of intoxication in a public street in Stretham
165 - Robert Chambers, serjeant of Ely constabulary against William Onion, market gardener of Holy Trinity Ely for assault
166 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary against William Onion, gardener of Holy Trinity Ely for furiously driving a cart drawn by a horse on the highway in the said parish
167 - James Henry Smith relieving officer to Ely poor law union against James Fetch, laborer of Downham for absconding a year ago leaving his wife and child chargeable to the said parish
168 - Richard Horton, constable of Ely against James Cranfield, farmer of Downham for assault to the informant. Charge of the offence five pounds to the Overseers of the poor of the said parish
169 - John Hazell of Wilburton, laborer, against Luke Pond, farmer, for assault
170 - Robert Chambers, serjeant of Ely constabulary against John Seamour, servant to William Wright, farmer of Stretham for refusing to disclose his name to John William Foster, superintendent of the said constabulary
171 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Greenhill Thomas Day, beer retailer in Holy Trinity Ely for the sale and consumption of beer outside statory hours
172 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against George Carter, beer retailer in Mepal for the sale and consumption of beer outside statory hours
173 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against , Hugh Butty, John Woodbine and Joseph Howell, laborers of Ely for playing a game of chance called pitch halfpenny or pitch and toss on the Lord's day (Sunday) against the statutes
174 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Edward Leach, beer retailer at the Queen Victoria in Downham for the sale and consumption of beer outside statory hours
175 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Susan Sawyer, beer retailer at Sutton for the sale and consumption of beer outside statory hours
176 - Gillett Taylor, cordwainer of Littleport against Cornelius Payne for work undertaken by the informant of reaping and stacking corn for the sum of twelve shillings which he still refuses to pay
177 - William Smith Wiles lessee of rectorial tithes of Witchford against Samuel William Wright, farmer of the said parish, being a Quaker refuses to pay tithes
178 - Matthew Airs, farmer of St Mary Ely against William Jakes, laborer of Ely for leaving his work and still refuses to complete the same
179 - Samuel Ashbolt, laborer of Haddenham against William Pout and Robert Covall, laborers of the said parish for driving a cart drawn by two horses over the informant's wheelbarrow
180 - John Custance, gent and high constable of south Witchford to summons the overseers of the poor of ten parishes for not paying police rate a total sum of £334.4.-
181 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against beer retailer Benjamin Clark at the Carpenter's arms in Sutton for the sale and consumption of beer outside statory hours
182 - George Legge, bailiff of Holy Trinity Ely against William Haylock, carter of the said parish for assault
183 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against beer retailer John Ellis at the Prince Albert St Mary Ely for the sale and consumption of beer outside statory hours
184 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Jonathan Cross, laborer of Holy Trinity Ely for drunkeness
185 - Robert Tiffin, agent to Mary Oifer, widow of Upwell Norfolk against Wainwright , tailor of Littleport for fraudulently removing goods to avoid distress. Included an undated letter from George Peacock
186 - Joseph Wright relieving officer to board of guardians of Ely poor law union against William Wilmot, laborer of Wilburton for absconding and leaving his six children chargeable to the said parish
187 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against William Warren, laborer of Wilburton for drunkeness
188 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Frederick Kidman, shoemaker of Cambridge for suspicion of felony in Market place at Holy Trinity Ely
189 - Mary Ann Harrison, singlewoman of Littleport against Robert Brown, farmer of the said parish for assault
190 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Henry Palmer , laborer of Wilburton for drunkeness
191 - Michael Bennett master of the Ely poor law union workhouse against George Peters an inmate from the said workhouse for absconding with clothes belonging to the said union
192 - John Vipan, farmer of Sutton against Thomas Woods, Andrew Patterson and Edward Lowe, laborers of the said parish for trespassing and damaging a fence and herbage belonging to the informant
193 - Matthew Benton, laborer of Holy Trinity Ely against James Galey of Cambridge for assault
194 - Joseph Hammond, constable of Ely constabulary against Charles Crawley, harness maker and John Gotobed, painter and glazier of Holy Trinity Ely for assault
195 - James Henry Smith relieving officer to Ely poor law union against Margaret Bates, singlewoman of St Mary Ely for absconding and leaving her child chargeable to the said parish
196 - James Henry Smith relieving officer to Ely poor law union against Rebecca Richardson, singlewoman of St Mary Ely for absconding and leaving her child chargeable to the said parish
197 - William Maile, laborer of Haddenham against Henry Poole, laborer of the said parish for flogging the informant with a whip
198 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Mark Sparrow, laborer of Holy Trinity Ely for being in a state of intoxication and disorderly behaviour
199 - Matthew Scarr, laborer of Haddenham against William Golborne, farmer of Witcham who stil refuses to pay the informant the sum of one pound seventeen shillings and sixpence for work undertaken
200 - Eizabeth wife of Edward Wright, laborer of Haddenham against Ann wife of George Wright, shoemaker of the said parish for assault
201 - James Maile, pig jobber of Holy Trinity Ely against William Fuller, victualler of the said parish for assaulting his son Dennis Maile. Additional complaint against William Fuller and his wife Maria for assaulting Lucy wife of James Maile, pig jobber of the said parish
202 - William Harlock, gent of Holy Trinity Ely against William Jones and Reuben Lemmon, laborers of Stuntney for trespassing on the informant's land damaging grass and herbage
203 - Thomas Blackman, constable of Wilburton against Zachariah Rowell, laborer of Stretham for assault
204 - John Bacon, assistant surveyor of Holy Trinity Ely against Mary wife of Thomas Cross, laborer of the said parish for wilfully throwing a quantity of filth on the highway
205 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Edward Leach, beer retailer of Downham for being in a state of intoxication and disorderly behaviour
206 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Isaac Haylock, Isaac Parker, Parker, William Gadsby, Johnson Jeffery and John Haylock of Holy Trinity Ely for playing a game of chance called pitch halfpenny or pitch and toss against the statutes
207 - John Bacon, gent of Holy Trinity against Joseph Redgell, waterman of Burwell for navigating the River Ouze in the said parish with a gang of lighters on the Lord's day(Sunday) against the statutes. Also a warning to Thomas Webb now in the employ of Joseph Redgell of Burwell
208 - John Bacon, gent of Holy Trinity against James Browne, waterman of Burwell for navigating the River Ouze in the said parish with a gang of lighters on the Lord's day(Sunday) against the statutes.
209 - Robert Rogers, laborer of Witcham against Moses Oates, farmer of Sutton for refusing to pay the informant the sum of two pounds one shilling and one halfpenny for reaping
210 - Charles Owers, tailor of Holy Trinity Ely against Catherine, wife of [ ]Southgate, gardener of the said parish for throwing water at the informant
211 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Joseph Scott, laborer of St Mary Ely for being drunk, using threatening language and breaking doors and windows at the house in which he lodges
212 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Isabella Cranwell, landlady of the Black swan in Holy Trinity Ely for wilfully and knowingly permitting drunkeness and disorder between one and two o'clock in the morning
213 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Thomas Taylor, beer retailer of Littleport for twice being convicted for the sale and consumption of beer contrary to the statute
214 - James Maile [signs James Mayle], pig jobber of Holy Trinity Ely against Thomas Cranwell, gardener of the said parish for assault
215 - Henry Nightingale, victualler of Haddenham against William Stukens, laborer of Haddenham for stealing turnips from the informant's garden
216 - Thomas Copperthwaite, constable of Littleport against William Harley, beer retailer of the said parish for threatening to shoot the informant
217 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against William Purver of Haddenham for trespassing on land in the occupation of Samuel Wayman of the said parish with two dogs and a gun in pursuit of game without a licence
218 - Charles Cross, merchant of Holy Trinity Ely against Green Merry, laborer of the said parish for wilfully driving a cart laden with hay against the informant's granary and damaging tiles
219 - Summons of defaulters for non payment of poor rate to Coveney to summon James Wright and James Fletcher to session house, Ely.
220 - John Custance, gent and high constable of south Witchford to summons the overseers of the poor of Haddenham to pay seventy two pounds ten shillings and six pence to appear at session house in Ely
221 - John Custance, gent and high constable of south Witchford to summons the overseers of the poor of Wilburton to pay eighteen pounds eight shillings to appear at session house in Ely
222 - John Custance, gent and high constable of south Witchford to summons the overseers of the poor of Stretham to pay thirty six pounds five shillings and sixpence to appear at session house in Ely
223 - John Custance, gent and high constable of south Witchford to summons the overseers of the poor of hamlet of Thetford to pay eight pounds and one shilling to appear at session house in Ely
224 - William Harley, laborer of Downham against William Moxon, laborer of the said parish for assault
225 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Francis Whiting, beer retailer of Stretham for being drunk
226 - Thomas Pettit, wheelwright of Downham against Isaiah Moxon, laborer of the said parish for assault
227 - Robert Lee, waterman of Holy Trinity Ely against Robert Langford, waterman of Cambridge who refuses to pay the informant the sum of fourteen shillings and eight pence
228 - William Haylock, laborer of Holy Trinity Ely against James Jeffrey and Jesse Long, laborers of Ely for driving three pigs on land in the occupation of Benjamin Ingram, gardener of the said parish
229 - George William Careless, surveyor to the trustees of Cambridge and Ely turnpike roads against Henry Salmons and John Gateson of Haddenham for opening the pound at Wentworth and unlawfully releasing twenty sheep found straying upon the turnpike road
230 - Summons of defaulters for non payment of poor rate to Wilburton to session house, Ely. Names of William Clarke of Sutton, William Clarke, John Cockerton, Asher Clarke, Richard Everitt, William Goosey, James Hammond, Elijah Marshall, William Mitchell,widow Norman, Benjamin Smith, William Squires, Joseph Starkey, Joseph Toats and widow Webb
231 - Summons of defaulters for non payment of poor rate to St Mary Ely to summon James Atkin, William Cooper, Robert Tew's widow (withdrawn) John Goode's widow and John King to session house, Ely.
232 - Ruth Garner, widow and farmer of Wilburton against her son William Garner for stealing two sacks of barley and selling them to John Shinn of the said parish
233 - Richard Saberton, blacksmith of Downham against William Harley, laborer of the said parish for trespassing and damaging the fence on the informant's land
234 - Robert Eaves, boatwright of Holy Trinity Ely against George Walkerly and Thomas Butty, laborers of the said parish for stealing six fowls, three guinea fowls and two drakes from the property of the informant
235 - George Remmington, farmer of Witcham against James Walker, laborer of the said parish for assault
236 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against John Meadows, laborer of the said parish for being drunk
237 - Michael Bennett, keeper of Ely poor law union workhouse against William Coatman and Thomas Dench, inmates of the said workhouse for absconding with property belonging to the guardians
238 - Summons of defaulter for non payment of poor rate to Witchford Thomas Covell of the said parish to session house, Ely.
239 - Ann Godlington, singlewoman of Holy Trinity Ely against Thomas Butty and George Walkerley whom she overheard discussing the sale of fowls and ducks which she suspects had been stolen
240 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Henry Charles, laborer of Haddenham for being drunk
241 - John William Foster, superintendent of Holy Trinity Ely constabulary force against William Gotobed and Robert Fletcher, laborers of the said parish for being drunk
242 - John William Foster, superintendent of St Mary Ely constabulary force against William Atkin, beer retailerr of the said parish for the sale and consumption of beer during Divine service (Sunday) contrary to statutes
243 - John William Foster, superintendent of Ely constabulary force against Henry Cranwell and Robert Page, laborers of Ely for wandering the streets late at night and causing a public disturbance
244 - Order from Reverend Henry Fardell, clerk of Holy Trinity Ely, JP to the constable of the said parish to deliver Robert Dann to the keeper of the house of correction. Robert Dann on suspicion of being an accomplice along with Allen Dann, James Murfit and William Goodge to a robbery at the premises of Thomas Munson, shopkeeper of St Mary Ely. Witness statement written by Robert Ketcher
245 - Information of Mary wife of John Covill, laborer of Haddenham and Mary wife of William Burton,laborer and adjoining tenants under the same thatched roof which caught fire but was quickly extinguished
246 - Robert Chambers, sergeant of the Ely Constabularly force, of Saint Mary, against Edward Walton, shoemaker, for assault.
247 - Summons for defaulters to the Wentworth Highway Rate
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