Northamptonshire Assizes Index 1834 - 1845

Year	Type	Accused	Crime	Details
1833	To the House of Correction	Panter Emily	Misconduct	For twentyone days, for misconduct in the workhouse of Cosgrove
1834	Commitment to County Gaol	Gostick J	Damage	Convicted of having maliciously injured a fir tree at Cosgrove
1834	Commitment to County Gaol	Shaw John	Theft	John Shaw, charged with stealing three half sovereigns, belonging to Patrick McNamara
1835	Accident	Turner Richard	Accident
1837	Commitment to County Gaol	Gostick James	Theft	John and James Gostick, charged with stealing, at Cosgrove,a quantity of potatoes, value 8d, the property of Bleader Howard
1837	Northampton Quarter Sessions	Gostick James	Theft	James Gostick, aged 19, was aquitted
1837	Commitment to County Gaol	Gostick John	Theft	John and James Gostick, charged with stealing, at Cosgrove,a quantity of potatoes, value 8d, the property of Bleader Howard
1837	Northampton Quarter Sessions	Gostick John	Theft	John Gostick, aged 23,  pleaded guilty  to a charge of stealing  potatoes, value 8d, the property of Bleader Howard, one fortnight's imprisonment
1839	Assizes	Basford	Theft	Samuel Basford, 23, charged with burglariously breaking into the house of Henrietta Hartley, of Cosgrove and stealing therefrom a silver watch
1839	Northamptonshire Summer Assizes	Basford	Theft	Samuel Basford, stockinger, charged with a burglary and robbery in the house of Henrietta Hartley, of Cosgrove was stated by Mr Grant, the Gaoler, to be insane, and the case was respited till next Assizes
1839	To the House of Correction	Bignell J	Damage	John Bignell, for one month, for maliciously damaging three trees, growing in the garden of W Hines
1839	To the House of Correction	Panter Charles	Leaving Family	For three months, for deserting his family, whereby they became chargeable to the Parish of Cosgrove for three weeks and received relief amounting to 10s
1840	Northamptonshire Epiphany Sessions	Gostick J	Theft	James Gostick pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing some potatoes, the property of Mr Gibbs, of Cosgrove, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment to hard labour
1840	To the House of Correction	Groom William	Leaving his Family	(Alias Dawes) For running away and leaving his family chargeable to Cosgrove
1841	Commitment to County Gaol	Bonham Job	Theft	Job Bonham, of Yardley Gobion, labourer, charged with stealing, at Cosgrove,  a pair of leather gloves and a cotton handkerchief, the property of George Groom
1841	To the House of Correction	Gostick John	Theft	2 months, for breaking down, with intent to steal, part of a live fence bounding a field in the occupation of Francis Gibbs, farmer, in the parish of Cosgrove
1841	Commitment to County Gaol	Jelley Thomas	Sureties	Thomas Jelley, of Cosgrove, for twelve months, for not finding sureties to keep the peace towards James Ayres
1842	Northampton Quarter Sessions	Bonham Job	Theft	Job Bonham, aged 18, charged with stealing a pair of gloves and a handkerchief, the property of George Groom of Cosgrove
1842	Commitment to County Gaol	Gostick John	Damage	For one month, for damaging a fence at Cosgrove
1843	Commitment to County Gaol	Bignell W	Theft	William Bignell, of Cosgrove, charged with having, on the 6th inst., maliciously having set fire to certain sacks of corn, grain, straw and hay, the property of Jabez Scrivener, and to certain cowhouses, barns and hovels, in the occupation of the said J Scrivener
1843	Northamptonshire Lent Assizes	Bignell W	Damage	William Bignell, aged 18, charged with having, on the 6th inst., maliciously having set fire to certain sacks of corn, grain, straw and hay, the property of Jabez Scrivener, and to certain cowhouses, barns and hovels, in the occupation of the said J Scrivener
1843	Convicts	Bignell W	Transported	William Bignell …… removed from our County Gaol on Monday last…. Ordered to be placed on the York Hulk at Portsmouth, but in consequence of the vessel breaking from her moorings they were placed on the Leviathan
1843	Northamptonshire January Sessions	Watts William	Theft	William Watts, aged 40, charged with stealing an ewe, the property of Henry Weston of Cosgrove
1844	Commitment to County Gaol	Benbow	Mentioned	William Benbow, for 14 days, for cruelly beating a horse, at Cosgrove, the property of James Ayers
1844	Commitment to County Gaol	Lees William	Theft	William Lees charged with stealing, at Cosgrove, a cast net, property of Joseph and Henry Holloway
1844	Northampton Quarter Sessions	Lees William	Theft	William Lees, aged 20, charged with stealing, at Cosgrove, a cast net, property of Joseph and Henry Holloway
1844	Northamptonshire Quarter Sessions	Watts William	Assault	William Watts, aged 40, charged with stealing an ewe, the property of Henry Weston of Cosgrove. Left till the Assizes
1844	Assizes	Watts William	Theft	William Watts, aged 40, charged with stealing an ewe, the property of Henry Weston of Cosgrove
1845	Died	Garratt	Mentioned	On Tuesday last at Cosgrove, of a rapid decline, borne with Christian patience and fortitude, Henry, the youngest and affectionate son of Thomas Garratt, aged 17 years
1845		Johnson Isaac	Died	March 20, at Cosgrove, Isaac Johnson, second son of James Johnson, of the same place, aged 23 years
1845	Northamptonshire Lent Assizes	Scrivener Jabez	Barley	A field of barley, belonging to Mr Jabez Scrivener, of Cosgrove, in this County, was carried on Monday last in good condition and the sample taken to Stony Stratford Market yesterday
1845	Extraordinary Burglary	unknown	Theft	On Saturday night the house of a poor old infirm old couple, named Panter, living in Cosgrove, were entred by the window. The thieves plundered the premises, ate up the scanty lot of provisions provided for the following day, including about 2lbs of raw mutton. The bare bone was left on the table.