The gaol files of the Court of Great Sessions in Wales from 1730 until its abolition in 1830, are held at the National Library of Wales. Below are the Trefeglwys entries, you can also search NLW’s Great Sessions database.
| File Ref | Doc No | Name | Gender | Status | Parish | County | Offence Category | Parish | County | Offence details | Date | Value | Other docs | Prosecutor | Plea | Verdict | Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/178/4 | 38 | David GRIFFITHS | Male | Fuller | Trefeglwys | MGY | Murder (including offence aiding & abetting & accessory to murder) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Murder of Lewis EVAN by striking him on the head with a bill & dragging him across a river before burying him | 3.2.1735 | E, R, Ca | Unspecified | Not Guilty | Guilty | Death | |
| 4/191/3 | 29 | David ROBERT, alias David RANDALL, David GRIFFITH | Male | Blacksmith | Trefeglwys | MGY | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft from the dwelling house of money and a purse | 30.11.1777 | E, R, I | Thomas Jones, Llangurig, hatter | Not Guilty | Not Guilty | |||
| 4/203/2 | 13 | David REES | Male | Labourer | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft from bleaching grounds / tenters | Llanidloes | MGY | Theft of cloth from tenters. Prisoner sold the cloth at Merthyr Tydful, co. Glam. Prosector circulated advertisements around the country | 17.6.1828 | R, E | Richard Brown, Llangurig, flannel draper | Not Guilty | Not Guilty of stealing from tenters, guilty of stealing only – partial verdict | Transported for 7 years | |
| 4/188/4 | 43 | Richard OWEN | Male | Yeoman | Trefeglwys | MGY | Horse stealing | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of a horse | 1.8.1766 | I, R | Oliver Davies, Trefeglwys, Yeoman | No true bill | |||
| 4/180/6 | 30 | Thomas John OWEN | Male | Yeoman | Trefeglwys | MGY | Sheep stealing (including killing sheep with intent to steal carcass and aiding and abetting) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Killing a sheep and stealing the carcass | 28.1/1742 | J.R.Pa, E | Randle Owen, Trefelgwys Gent | Not Guilty | Guilty | Death, pardoned transported for 14 years | |
| 4/180/5 | 17 | John JONES | Male | Tailor | Trefeglwys | MGY | Sheep stealing (including killing sheep with intent to steal carcass and aiding and abetting) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of sheep | 4.6.1741 | Morgan Jones | |||||
| 4/191/6 | 8 | Richard OWEN | Male | Labourer | Trefeglwys | MGY | Sheep stealing (including killing sheep with intent to steal carcass and aiding and abetting) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of sheep | 30.7.1779 | Morris Rees | Not Guilty | Not Guilty | |||
| 4/192/3 | 27 | Edward LLOYD | Male | Yeoman | Trefeglwys | MGY | Sheep stealing (including killing sheep with intent to steal carcass and aiding and abetting) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of sheep | 30.11.1781 | Richard Evans | No true bill | ||||
| 4/193/7 | 9 | Edward EVANS | Male | Labourer | Trefeglwys | MGY | Sheep stealing (including killing sheep with intent to steal carcass and aiding and abetting) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of sheep. Prisoner aged 27 | 1.1.1785 | R, Ca | Edward Ashton, Llanidloes | Not Guilty | Guilty | Death, pardoned, transported for 7 years | |
| 4/193/7 | 10 | Edward EVANS | Male | Labourer | Trefeglwys | MGY | Sheep stealing (including killing sheep with intent to steal carcass and aiding and abetting) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of sheep. Prisoner aged 27 | 1.1.1785 | R, Ca | Thomas Jones, Llanidloes, farmer | Not Guilty | Not Guilty | ||
| 4/202/3 | 9 | Margaret JONES | Female | Widower | Trefeglwys | MGY | Sheep stealing (including killing sheep with intent to steal carcass and aiding and abetting) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of sheep. Indicted with her two sons | 30.11.1824 | J, E, R | John Hughes, Trefeglwys, Farmer | Not Guilty | Not Guilty | ||
| 4/202/3 | 9 | Joseph JONES | Male | Yeoman | Trefeglwys | MGY | Sheep stealing (including killing sheep with intent to steal carcass and aiding and abetting) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of sheep. Indicted with his mother and brother | 30.11.1824 | J, E, R | John Hughes, Trefeglwys, Farmer | Not Guilty | Guilty | Death recorded | |
| 4/202/3 | 9 | Richard JONES | Male | Yeoman | Trefeglwys | MGY | Sheep stealing (including killing sheep with intent to steal carcass and aiding and abetting) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of sheep. Indicted with his mother and brother | 30.11.1824 | E, R | John Hughes, Trefeglwys, Farmer | No true bill | |||
| 4/200/7 | 24 | Maria JONES | Female | Singlewoman | Trefeglwys | MGY | Burglary (including burglary with intent, attempted burgulary and aiding and abetting) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Burglary of prosecutor’s house and stealing tallow and food including cheese and flour. Prisoner a former servant to the prosecutor. Prisoner aged 19 | 17.12.1817 | E, R, Ca | John Richards, Trefeglwys | Not Guilty | Guilty | Death, reprieved, transported for life | |
| 4/187/5 | 35 | Richard EDWARDS | Male | Slater/mason | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of poultry | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of poultry, geese. Offence committed at the same time as nos 31-4 in this file | 4.1.1763 | E, R | Thomas Evans, Llanidloes, Yeoman | Not Guilty | Guilty to the value of 10d – partial verdict | Sentenced on another indictment | |
| 4/187/5 | 35 | Edward EVAN | Male | Weaver | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of poultry | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of poultry, geese. Offence committed at the same time as nos 31-4 in this file | 4.1.1763 | E, R | Thomas Evans, Llanidloes, Yeoman | Not Guilty | Not Guilty | ||
| 4/203/2 | 15 | David REES | Male | Labourer | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of food / including harvested crops (including aiding and abetting) | Builth | BRE | Theft of food from prosecutor’s dwelling house. Prosector’s house was burgled but prisoner not indicted for burglary | 8.7.1828 | R, E | Thomas Pritchard, Builth, Innkeeper | No true bill | |||
| 4/182/6 | 10 | Jane EVAN | Female | Spinster/servant | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft from shops / standings in markets or fairs / from hawkers / during transit to fairs / markets (including aiding and abetting) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft from the shop, dyehouse and dwelling house of prosecutor, prisoner’s employer, of cloth and food from a barn. Escaped and later apprehended | 2.12/1747 | R, E, C | Andrew Brees, Trefeglwys, dyer | Not Guilty | Guilty to the value of 1/- – partial verdict | To be whipped | |
| 4/177/5 | 11 | Anne BENNET | Female | Married | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of cloth / wool | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of cloth – flannel | 16.4.1732 | John Savage, Trefeglwys, Yeoman | No true bill | ||||
| 4/177/5 | 11 | William BENNET | Male | Weaver | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of cloth / wool | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of cloth – flannel | 16.4.1732 | John Savage, Trefeglwys, Yeoman | No true bill | ||||
| 4/178/6 | 46 | Edward STEPHENS | Male | Labourer | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of cloth / wool | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of cloth – 80 yards of flannel | 24.9.1735 | J, R | Richard Francis, Trefeglwys, Yeoman | No true bill | |||
| 4/203/2 | 16 | David REES | Male | Labourer | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of household goods / fixtures (bedding, linen, etc) | Builth | BRE | Theft of household goods from prosecutor’s dwelling house. Prosecutor’s house was burgled but prisoner not indicted for burglary | 0.6.1828 | R, E | Roger Prosser, Builth, Innkeeper | No true bill | |||
| 4/187/5 | 34 | Edward EVAN | Male | Weaver | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches) | Llanidloes | MGY | Theft of wearing apparel, shifts, from a hedge. Indicted four times for the fact, the others – nos 31-3 in this file – with stealing other people’s wearing apparel on the hedge | 4.1.1763 | R | Jane Jones, Llanidloes, Spinster | Not Guilty | Not guilty | ||
| 4/187/5 | 32 | Edward EVAN | Male | Weaver | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches) | Llanidloes | MGY | Theft of wearing apparel, shifts, from a hedge. Indicted four times for the fact, the others – nos 31-3 in this file – with stealing other people’s wearing apparel on the hedge | 4.1.1763 | R, E | John Edward, Llanidloes | Not Guilty | Not guilty | ||
| 4/187/5 | 31 | Edward EVAN | Male | Weaver | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches) | Llanidloes | MGY | Theft of wearing apparel, shifts, from a hedge. Indicted four times for the fact, the others – nos 31-3 in this file – with stealing other people’s wearing apparel on the hedge | 4.1.1763 | R | Thomas Davies, Llanidloes | Not Guilty | Not guilty | ||
| 4/187/5 | 31 | Richard EDWARDS | Male | Slater/mason | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches) | Llanidloes | MGY | Theft of wearing apparel, shifts, from a hedge. Indicted four times for the fact, the others – nos 31-3 in this file – with stealing other people’s wearing apparel on the hedge | 4.1.1763 | R, E | Thomas Davies, Llanidloes | Not Guilty | Not guilty | ||
| 4/187/5 | 32 | Richard EDWARDS | Male | Slater/mason | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches) | Llanidloes | MGY | Theft of wearing apparel, shifts, from a hedge. Indicted four times for the fact, the others – nos 31-3 in this file – with stealing other people’s wearing apparel on the hedge | 4.1.1763 | R, E | John Edward, Llanidloes | Not Guilty | Not guilty | ||
| 4/187/5 | 34 | Richard EDWARDS | Male | Slater/mason | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches) | Llanidloes | MGY | Theft of wearing apparel, shifts, from a hedge. Indicted four times for the fact, the others – nos 31-3 in this file – with stealing other people’s wearing apparel on the hedge | 4.1.1763 | R, E | Jane Jones, Llanidloes, Spinster | Not Guilty | Guilty to the value of 10d – partial verdict | 1 month imprisonment with hard labour and to be whipped | |
| 4/187/5 | 33 | Edward EVAN | Male | Weaver | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches) | Llanidloes | MGY | Theft of wearing apparel, shifts, from a hedge. Indicted four times for the fact, the others – nos 31-3 in this file – with stealing other people’s wearing apparel on the hedge | 4.1.1763 | R | Mary Morris, Llanidloes, Spinster | Not Guilty | Not guilty | ||
| 4/187/5 | 33 | Richard EDWARDS | Male | Slater/mason | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches) | Llanidloes | MGY | Theft of wearing apparel, shifts, from a hedge. Indicted four times for the fact, the others – nos 31-3 in this file – with stealing other people’s wearing apparel on the hedge | 4.1.1763 | R, E | Mary Morris, Llanidloes, Spinster | Not Guilty | Not guilty | ||
| 4/186/1 | 33 | John MANUEL | Male | Yeoman | Trefeglwys | MGY | Assualt (including wounding but not malicious wounding) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Assualt of Mary Leek, prosecutor’s wife | 17.7.1758 | Edward Leek | |||||
| 4/185/4 | 36 | David RICHARD | Male | Yeoman | Trefeglwys | MGY | Riot and assault | Trefeglwys | MGY | Riot and assault | 1.11.1756 | Edward Evans, Weaver | |||||
| 4/188/5, W (in 4/188/6) | 16 | Richard THOMAS | Male | Weaver | Trefeglwys | MGY | Riot and assault | Trefeglwys | MGY | Riot and assault | 29.10.1766 | David Roberts | |||||
| 4/188/5, W (in 4/188/6) | 16 | Evan EVANS | Male | Weaver | Trefeglwys | MGY | Riot and assault | Trefeglwys | MGY | Riot and assault | 29.10.1766 | David Roberts | |||||
| 4/188/5 | 16 | Edward EVANS | Male | W | Trefeglwys | MGY | Riot and assault | Trefeglwys | MGY | Riot and assault | 29.10.1766 | David Roberts | |||||
| 4/185/4 | 36 | David JONES | Male | Yeoman | Trefeglwys | MGY | Riot and assault | Trefeglwys | MGY | Riot and assault | 1.11.1756 | Edward Evans, Weaver | |||||
| 4/185/4 | 36 | John JERVIS | Male | Yeoman | Trefeglwys | MGY | Riot and assault | Trefeglwys | MGY | Riot and assault | 1.11.1756 | Edward Evans, Weaver | |||||
| 4/185/4 | 36 | John HUMPHRIES | Male | Yeoman | Trefeglwys | MGY | Riot and assault | Trefeglwys | MGY | Riot and assault | 1.11.1756 | Edward Evans, Weaver | |||||
| 4/184/1 | 44 | Thomas WILLIAMS | Male | Labourer | Trefeglwys | MGY | Arson (including aiding and abetting) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Arson of the house of Benjamin Bumford. Prisoner confessed to the offence which he committed because Benjamin Bumford’s wife and prisoner’s mother were at a variance, and claimed before another witness that he set fire to the house out of envy and malice | 31.1.1747 | E, R, J | Christopher Hall, Trefeglwys, Yeoman | Not Guilty | Not guilty | ||
| 4/178/4 | 38 | David GRIFFITHS | Male | Fuller | Trefeglwys | MGY | Murder (including offence aiding & abetting & accessory to murder) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Murder of Lewis EVAN by striking him on the head with a bill & dragging him across a river before burying him | 3.2.1735 | E, R, Ca | Unspecified | Not Guilty | Guilty | Death | |
| 4/189/1 | 52 | Margaret JENKIN | Female | Spinster | Trefeglwys | MGY | Infanticide, i.e. new born child murder (including aiding and abetting and conceling birth) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Infantcide of her male bastard child by strangulation | 22.8.1768 | R, Iq, I | William Swancott & Thomas Jones, Trefeglwys Churchwardens | . | No true bill | ||
| 4/180/3 | 46 | David DAVIES | Male | Gent | Trefeglwys | MGY | Forcible entry / ejectment / forcible entry and detainer, (including riot and forcible entry, riotously breaking and entering and unlawful entry) | Trefeglwys | MGY | Forcible ejectment of Edward Leek | 7.5.1740 | Mary Leek, Widow | . | No true bill | |||
| 4/199/9 | 11 | Evan PUGH | Male | Drover | Llanfachreth | MER | Horse stealing | Trefeglwys | MGY | Theft of a horse, recovered in Machynlleth. The prisoner was confined in gaol at Dolgellau, co. Mer.for stealing another horse. No indictment | 9.12.1813 | R | David Lloyd, Trefeglwys, Gent | . | . | ||
| 4/202/4 | 25 | William CADMAN | Male | Husbandman/Servant | Llanidloes | MGY | Attempted murder (including aiding and abetting) / conspiracy to murder / malicious assualt or cutting and wounding with intent to murder | Trefeglwys | MGY | Poisoning with intent to murder the prosecutor with white arsenic and blue stone or sulphate of copper. Prisoner was the father of the prosecutor’s bastard daughter, and had paid for her maintenance until an order of filiation was made against hime. When he promised to marry the prisoner he brought cake and cherries to give to his twenty two month old daughter. The prosecutor suspected they were contaminated after seeing a white substance on the cherries | 1.7.825 | J, R, E | Elizabeth Davies, Spinster | Not Guilty | Guilty | Sentence postponed on a point of law |