ID7647
CollectionAssize Indictments for Armagh
ReferenceKH/II/3-3a
Description

These volumes include the names of persons indicted, listing the offence and recording the verdict delivered. Many women are listed, for example:

KH/II/3 Volume 1, 1735-1776

Catherine Moore tried and found guilty of assault, 12 August 1735.

Mary Callan found guilty of felony, 27 August 1740.

 

KH/II/3a Volume 2, 1776-1797

Catherine McGrath found guilty of destroying a house, Spring Assizes, 1782.

Arthur McNeill found guilty of rape, Summer Assizes, 1782.

Jane Smith and Mary Frearn brought Ann Overend and Sarah Mallon to trial for assault, but they were found not guilty, Spring Assizes, 1784.

Jane and Ann Waugh tried with four men and were all found guilty of murder, Summer Assizes, 23 July 1788.

George Wills found guilty of rape, Summer Assizes, 23 July 1788.

Bridget McAteer, Elinor Monagh, Margaret Gormly and Daniel McRory tried but found not guilty on charge of carrying 'away oats and flax - disbrained for Rent', Lent Assizes, 1 April 1789.

James and Michael Doran and Bernard Rogers found guilty of 'felony [,] running away with a woman', Summer Assizes, 1790.

Owen Kelly found not guilty of rape, Summer Assizes, 1790.

Brian and Joseph Garland, Michael Lawless and John Lindon found guilty of assault, rape and felony, Summer Assizes, 3 September 1791.

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Date1735-1797
Century18th
Keywords
Note

A specific reference number precedes a description of the document. This is needed to call up each document.

Repository NameArmagh Robinson Library
Address43 Abbey Street Armagh
UK Postal CodeBT61 7DY
Telephone+44 28-3752-3142
Email Addressadmin@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
Repository Web Addresshttps://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/
CommentIt is recommended that researchers book their visit, to ensure that research material is ready upon their arrival. This repository was formerly known as the Armagh Public Library.
latitude54.3484
longitude-6.6570