INDICTMENTS

10th January 1804

Indictment of Elizabeth Mason, Elvington, single woman

Steal 1 pillowcase, containing wheat, flour, unwashed butter and a piece of bacon from

Joseph Simpson at Allerthorpe

House of Correction 1 week

Witnesses William Linton, Timothy Overend Groves

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14th July 1801

Indictment of the inhabitants of Elvington

Non-repair of highway from Wheldrake to Sutton on Derwent at Elvington

Witnesses Samuel William Nicolby, William Johnson

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13th January 1801

Indictment of John Coates of Bolton, labourer and William Warley Barmby Moor

Steal 11 geese at Elvington from George Preston

John Coates not guilty

Witnesses Henry Baines, Joseph Pardoe, John Groves

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27th June 1836

Indictment of Richard Wilkinson Elvington husbandman

Assault on Henry Richard Dearsly at Elvington

Witness John Read

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4th January 1836

Indictment of Richard Wilkinson Elvington  husbandman

Assault on George Emerson  the elder at Elvington

Respited enter into recognizance of £20 and a surety of £10 by William Pexton, Sutton on Derwent

blacksmith

Witnesses William Ryder,  John Richardson

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4th January 1836

Sane as above

Assault on George Emerson the younger at Elvington

Witnesses George Emerson senior, William Ryder, John Richardson

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11th January 1825

Indictment of Thomas Biass Elvington labourer

Poaching on a wood owned by Paul Beilby Thompson Esq at Kexby

House of Correction 12 months hard labour

Witnesses George Wright, William Wood, Thomas Robinson, William Thompson

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18th October 1825

Indictment William MacDonald Elvington chimney sweep

Steal a mans hat from Peter Lorriman

House of Correction 2 months hard labour

Witnesses Robert Thornton, William Turton

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