Lanivet Parish Law Breakers
9 January 1749/50
Thomas Harris of Lanivet; confessed to a
misdemeanour: fined 6d.
4 April 1758
William Thomas, jun., of St Winnow, James
Thomas of Reperry and James Thomas, jun., of
Lanivet; confessed to assault and battery: fined 6d.
each
30 April 1778
Elizabeth Eyre, jun., of Lanivet, spinster;
acquitted of stealing two Holland shirts and two muslin
cravats, value 2s., from John Lake, clerk; also
of stealing one cotton gown, value 5s.
17 January 1788
Simon Merrifield of Lanivet, mason; assault and
battery, pleaded guilty: fined 6d.
18 July 1793
John Barrett of Lanivet, and Matthew Bray
of Kenwyn, labourers; convicted of taking one piece of
silver, a half crown, the property of William
Williams, value 6d. [nominal value put on all items
stolen, regardless of actual value]: both 9 months' hard
labour
10th July 1804
William Phillipps and Samuel Polmear, both
of Lanivet, labs. indicted for taking 5 gallons of
cider, a quart of Geneva [gin] and a quart of metheglin
[mead], property of Thomas Thomas: S.P.
acquitted. W.P. received three months' hard labour in
bridewell.
23rd April 1811
Joseph Scobell of Lanivet, lab., indicted for
taking four shilling coins, property of Ann Thomas:
three months' hard labour in bridewell.
20th October 1818
Richard Reynolds of Lanivet, lab., indicted for
taking various quantities of timber and candles, a
miner's axe, steel gads, pieces of iron and two window
shutters, property of Samuel Vivian and his
partners in Wheal Change mine, Lanivet: six months hard
labour in house of correction, Bodmin.
9 January 1821
Ann Goss of Lanivet, singlewoman, indicted for
taking a stone jug, value 6d. and two fowls, value 6d.
property of Thomas Baron: acquitted. Also
indicted for taking a neck handkerchief and a piece of
"Long cloth", each valued at 6d. property of Thomas
Baron, jun.: six months in Launceston gaol.
13 January 1829
John Phillips of Lanivet, yeoman, indicted for
assault on Thomas Bryant. Pleaded guilty: fined
1s. paid in court.
28 April 1829
John Kinsman of Lanivet, lab., indicted for
stealing a shovel and a mole trap, property of William
James. Pleaded guilty: six months' hard labour in
Bodmin gaol.
19 October 1830
Martin Tresidder of Lanivet, lab., indicted for
stealing a faggot of wood, property of Robert Neele:
two weeks' hard labour in Bodmin gaol.
18th October 1831
John Harper and Nicholas Richards, both of
Lanivet , labs. indicted for obstructing two shafts, one
of a mine belonging to Simon Irving and the other
of a mine belonging to Bennet Johns, and for
damaging a windlass and tackle belonging to Simon
Irving; John Harper received one year's hard
labour in Bodmin gaol and Nicholas Richards one
month's hard labour in Bodmin gaol.
1st January 1833
John Key of Lanivet, lab., indicted for stealing
ten sheaves of oats, property of Thomas Solomon:
acquitted.
5th January 1836
Samuel Percival and Patrick O'Sullivan,
both of Lanivet, labs., indicted for stealing a
tablecloth, three pieces of muslin and a flannel shirt,
property of Stephen Bate: both received six
weeks' hard labour in Bodmin gaol then private whipping.
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