John WHITTINGTON c1791 - Gloucester Inquests (General)

by MPGriffiths , Wednesday, November 05, 2014, 21:51 (3672 days ago) @ Blakemiz

In the Download Section of this Forum - Gloucester Inquests Part 2 - is the Article re: Murder of PC - Henry Thompson 1817 of Ruardean

On Thursday, at Lidbrook, (in the presence of the Magistrates of the Forest Division,) on the body of Mr Henry THOMPSON, who, whilst in the execution of his office as constable of the parish of Ruardean, was, about the hour of seven on the preceding morning, shot dead by William TURNER, labourer of the parish of Walford, in the County of Hereford, in company with his brother Richard TURNER and John WHITTINGHAM, labourers, both of the same place, and Richard SCUFFLER, labourer of St Briavell's, all armed with guns and bludgeons.

After a full investigation, the jury found a verdict of Wilful Murder against WILLIAM TURNER, and also against the above name three persons, for aiding and abetting the said WILLIAM TURNER to commit the murder.

Reports of the incident ' ATROCIOUS MURDER' and 'FROM A CORRESPONDENT' and a ' WANTED' advert for WILLIAM TURNER with description and details.

According to the Gloucestershire Genealogical Database

Goal records

15 May 1817, John WHITTINGTON (labourer) - residence Walford, Herefordshire - was aged 26 c1791

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Gloucestershire Genealogical Database

Richard TURNER was aged 22 from Walford and tried - 19 May 1817 (Ancestry - Death executed (Murder) - Summer 1817, Gloucester) on Page 19 ****

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Gloucestershire Genealogical Database

Richard SCUFFLER - age 23, - Collier, Newland, (17 May 1817)
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Looking through Ancestry, Summer Assizes, John WE(I)LLINGHAM - Death, Executed (Murder) on Page 18

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Fod Records

Baptism at Walford - 4 December 1816

Richard TURNER

parents: Richard TURNER and Ann MAGNESS

Residence: Furnaces at Ruardean

Memorandum: Natural son of Richard TURNER by Ann MAGNESS

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Ann MAGNESS married Thomas WOORE at Walford - 9 August 1819