Illustration by Christine Fuller The illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied. Court Appearance George Barlow, a farmer of Great Ellingham, appeared at the Petty Sessions at East Harling in the June of 1876. He was charged by J Tinton, a Supervisor of Excise, for keeping a…
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Higgler, Mark Hart, of Great Ellingham Bankrupt in 1862
Bankruptcy The issue of the London Gazette of 28th January, 1862, referred to a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy filed in the County Court at Attleborough on 23rd January 1862 whereby Mark Hart, a higgler (an itinerant dealer) of Great Ellingham, was adjudged bankrupt. The first meeting of the creditors was to be held at…
Theft of Scissors at the Prince of Wales Inn
llustration by Christine FullerThe illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied. East Harling Magistrates Court The edition of the Norwich Mercury of November 22nd, 1905 reported on the recent alleged theft of two pairs of scissors at the Prince of Wales Inn in Great Ellingham. The case…
Jonathan & Samuel Wright – Not Guilty of Stealing Six Fowls
The Supplement to the Norfolk Chronicle of 28th March 1840 reported that amongst the prisoners at a recent sitting of the County’s Sessions, were Jonathan Wright and Samuel Wright. They were charged with stealing six fowls the property of James Colman of Great Ellingham. The defendants were found not guilty. 1841 census The 1841 census…
A Case of Buying & Selling Game in Ignorance of the Law
Illustration by Christine Fuller The illustration is creative interpretation and intended for humour only. No offence is intended or implied. Appearance before the Magistrates Great Ellingham butcher Alfred Partridge appeared before the magistrates at the East Harling Petty Sessions in early October 1906. He was charged with selling game otherwise than to a licensed dealer….
A 1908 Case of Road Rage?
Long Street. Postcard Carol Ewin Imagine the scene …….. a narrow country road with deep ditches either side; traffic approaching from both directions – no, not cars, but horse and carts! One vehicle allegedly in the middle of the road with nowhere for the other to pass. Possible bad blood between the parties…… this was…
Charlotte Fisher convicted of Attempting to Murder her Employers
In 1871, Great Ellingham girl Charlotte Fisher was convicted of attempting to murder her employers. There is no doubt that the misdemeanour will have attracted a lot of attention in the village of Great Ellingham and further afield. Did Charlotte’s family receive sympathy from their neighbours, or did they encounter hostility? I also wonder…
Owner of Cottages brought before the Magistrates by an Inspector of Nuisances
The Norfolk News of February 4th, 1871, reported on the case of Mary Taylor, a widow of Thorpe Hamlet. Mary Taylor owned two cottages in Attleborough which were occupied by tenants, George Giles and William Holmes. Mary was summoned to appear before the Magistrates by William Shepherd of Great Ellingham, the Inspector of Nuisances for…
Alfred Lincoln alias Alfred Chaplin
The Norwich Mercury of 27th May 1871 reported on a recent case heard before the East Harling Magistrates. The defendant was named as Alfred Lincoln alias Chapman. However, I believe the name ‘Chapman’ is erroneous and it should be Chaplin. Alfred Lincoln was charged and found guilty of being drunk and riotous at Great Ellingham…
Samuel Warren – Convicted of Attempting to Defraud Railway Company
Possibly Wretham or Great Hockham Railway Station. Postcard Addison/Divita Family Collection Court Case At a Petty Sessions at East Harling held in May 1847, Samuel Warren of Great Ellingham was convicted of attempting to defraud the Norfolk Railway Company on the 6th May in that he had travelled in a carriage of a higher class…