In the Dock - Metcalfes and the Law

Derbyshire Petty sessions 1770-1828.

Date SURNAME Firstname (Parish, Hundred) Occupation [Offence] Punishment (Justices)
1827.3 METCALF Joseph (Ault hucknall, Sc) Farmer [Poaching c snare] fine: £5.00 (Jebb)

Derby General Quarter Sessions 1861
Sent in by Malise McGuire, Derby (lapsed #M1045), taken from a submission to the DERBYSGEN list by Jean Durbin of Autralia.
1861 Census information gathered from the Derby Gaol pages at http://www.wirksworth.org.uk/B29-GAOL.htm

Name Offence Previous Convictions Sentence 1861 Census Info
Position Cond Age Occupation Born
Richard METCALF larceny prev conviction 18 months (1 Jan 1861)          
William METCALF burglary - ignored bill          
William METCALF burglary - trial postponed(16 Mar 1861) Inmate M 31 Foundry Lab Hasland

Star Chamber Proceedings, Eliz. B. 31,Eliz. 83-13 [View Source]

A.D. 1595, Thomas Langstaff of Barnard Castle, co. Durham, Saddler, with Edward Holme of Sickle Hall, co. York. yeoman, John Trymingham of Fishlake, Co. York. And Cuthbert Comyers of Richmond, co. York. Yeoman, were defendants in a plea of debt, at the suit of Henry Metcalf, who claimed 100s against them.

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