Dorset
The Old Crown Court, Dorchester
© Jill Chambers
Dorset Machine Breakers
The following men were all tried at the Special Assizes held at Dorchester in January 1831.
Further information about these men and the riots they were involved in can be found in Dorset Machine Breakers, (see Publications), or a printout of the information on any of those listed below can be ordered from Genfair, the link below will take you directly to my stall.
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NAME |
AGE |
OFFENCE |
SENTENCE |
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ANSTY William |
39 |
Machine breaking at Sixpenny Handley |
Acquitted |
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AYLES John |
25 |
Riot at Stower Provost |
Entered into Recognizance |
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BUGBY George |
19 |
Riotous assembly at Stalbridge |
Entered into Recognizance |
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COOMBS Charles |
24 |
Machine breaking at Buckland Newton |
7y transportation |
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DAVIDGE James |
24 |
Machine breaking at East Stower |
12m imprisonment |
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DORE John |
32 |
Riotouse assembly & robbery at Stower Provost |
Entered into Recognizance |
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DURRANT John |
58 |
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Discharged 4 December 1830 |
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DURRANT William |
23 |
Robbery at Mappowder & machine breaking at Buckland Newton |
3m imprisonment |
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ELKINS George |
24 |
Riot & machine breaking at Cann |
7y transportation |
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ELKINS George, the younger |
18 |
Riot & machine breaking at Cann |
6m imprisonment |
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ELKINS Harry |
34 |
Riot & machine breaking at Cann |
7y transportation |
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FOOT Charles |
27 |
Riot & machine breaking at Shaftesbury |
Entered into Recognizance |
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GRANT Hezekiah |
15 |
Riotous assembly at Winfrith & assaulting a special constable |
Entered into Recognizance |
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GULLIVER Goerge |
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Riotous assembly at Stalbridge |
Entered into Recognizance |
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HARRIS James |
37 |
Riotous assembly at Stalbridge & assaulting a special constable |
Entered into Recognizance |
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HATCHER David |
37 |
Riotouse assembly & robbery at Stower Provost |
Entered into Recognizance |
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HATCHER Stephen |
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Riotouse assembly & machine breaking at Stower Provost |
7y transportation |
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HELLYAR or HILLIER Robert |
18 |
(Of Mappowder) |
Discharged 5 December 1830 |
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HOBBS James |
18 |
Riotous assembly at Stalbridge & assaulting a special constable |
Entered into Recognizance |
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HORLOCK or HORLICK Thomas |
27 |
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Discharged 5 December 1830 |
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HOUSE Abraham |
22 |
Machine breaking at Buckland Newton & Woolland |
7y transportation |
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HOUSE James |
24 |
Machine breaking at Buckland Newton & Woolland |
12m imprisonment |
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JACKSON George |
44 |
Machine breaking at Buckland Newton |
3m imprisonment |
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LEGG George |
35 |
Machine breaking & robbery at Buckland Newton & robbery at Pulham |
Death; commuted to 6m imprisonment |
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LEGG John |
22 |
Machine breaking at Buckland Newton & demanding money |
7y transportation |
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LOCK Angel |
26 |
(Of Buckland Newton) |
Discharged 5 December 1830 |
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MARSH or MAISH Edward |
27 |
Demanding money at Mappowder |
Bill returned ignoramus |
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MITCHELL Jacob |
23 |
Demanding money at Pulham & riot at Buckland Newton |
Entered into Recognizance |
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MITCHELL John |
20 |
Demanding money at Pulham & riot at Buckland Newton |
Entered into Recognizance |
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MITCHELL Silas |
27 |
Demanding money at Pulham & riot at Buckland Newton |
Entered into Recognizance |
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MOORE William |
18 |
Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Cann |
18m imprisonment |
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NEW James |
34 |
Demanding money at Mappowder & machine breaking & demanding money at Buckland Newton |
7y transportation |
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PIKE Robert |
21 |
Riotous assembly & robbery at Stower Provost |
Entered into Recognizance |
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POPE Joseph |
57 |
Violent robbery at Boveridge |
Death recorded; commuted to 7y transportaion |
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READ John |
24 |
Machine breaking at Sixpenny Handley |
Death recorded; commuted to 1y imprisonment |
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RYMOND James |
28 |
Machine breaking at Sixpenny Handley |
2y imprisonment |
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SAMWAYS Thomas |
24 |
Demanding money at Mappowder & machine breaking at Buckland Newton |
Acquitted |
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SANSOME George |
52 |
Riot & machine breaking at Buckland Newton |
Acquitted |
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SANSOME John |
16 |
Riotous assembly at Stalbridge |
Entered into Recognizance |
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SHEPPARD Joseph |
40 |
Robbery & machine breaking at Buckland Newton & robbery at Pulham |
Death recorded; commuted to 7y transportaion |
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SILLWOOD or ZILLWOOD Samuel |
26 |
Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Sixpenny Handley |
Entered into Recognizance |
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SMART John |
22 |
Demanding money at Buckland Newton & machine breaking at Woolland |
12m imprisonment |
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SOMERS William |
22 |
Riotous assembly at Winfrith & assaulting the special constable |
Entered into Recognizance |
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SPICER Henry |
21 |
Demanding money & robbery at Pulham |
Death recorded; commuted to 7y transportaion |
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STACEY James |
28 |
Riotouse assembly & robbery at Stower Provost |
Entered into Recognizance |
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STOKES William |
26 |
Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Sixpenny Handley |
12m imprisonment |
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SYMES Charles |
20 |
Demanding money at Mappowder & machine breaking at Buckland Newton |
7y transportation |
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SYMONDS or SIMMONS John |
48 |
Demanding money at Buckland Newton |
Acquitted |
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THICK James |
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Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Sixpenny Handley |
Acquitted |
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THORNE Adam |
21 |
Demanding money at Mappowder & machine breaking at Buckland Newton & Woolland |
7y transportation |
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THORNE James |
30 |
Demanding monry at Mappowder & machine breaking & demanding money at Buckland Newton & machine breaking at Woolland |
7y transportation |
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TOMS John |
16 |
Riotous assembly at Winfrith & assaulting thespecial constable |
3m imprisonment then entered into Recognizance to keep the peace |
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VOWELLS Thomas |
22 |
Machine breaking at East Stower |
12m imprisonment |
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WHELLER or WHEELER Robert |
46 |
Machine breaking at East Stower |
4m imprisonment |
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WILKINS James |
22 |
Riotous assembly & taking moant at Cranborne |
Death recorded; commuted to 1m imprisonment |
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ZILLWOOD (or ZELWOOD or SILLWOOD or SELWOOD) Robert |
23 |
Feloniously & violently taking money & machine breaking at Sixpenny Handley |
6m imprisonmnet |
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